National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Established 1977
Research Type Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Budget $210 Million
Director Dan E. Arvizu
Staff 1,230
Location Golden, CO
Operating Agency Midwest Research Institute and Battelle Memorial Institute
Website www.nrel.gov
NREL - Golden, Colorado
NREL - Golden, Colorado

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located in Golden, Colorado, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy, is the United States' primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development.

Established in 1974, NREL began operating in 1977 as the Solar Energy Research Institute. It was designated a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in September 1991 and its name changed to NREL.

NREL is the principal research laboratory for the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) which provides the majority of its funding. Other funding comes from DOE's Office of Science and Office of Electricity Transmission and Distribution.

NREL's areas of research and development expertise are:

  • Renewable electricity
  • Renewable fuels
  • Integrated energy systems
  • Strategic energy analysis[1]

NREL's Technology Transfer Office supports the practical deployment of technologies developed, and this often involves collaborative research projects and licensed technologies with public and private partners. NREL's innovative technologies have been recognized with 39 "R&D 100" awards. The engineering and science behind these technology transfer successes and awards demonstrates NREL's commitment to a sustainable energy future.[1]

Dr. Dan E. Arvizu became NREL's eighth Laboratory Director in January 2005, and was previously an executive with CH2M HILL companies.[1]

  1. ^ a b c NREL Overview

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