All Posts Tagged With: "NREL"

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CU and NREL Name New RASEI Director

Michael L. Knotek brings more than 35 years of experience to RASEI, a joint institute between CU-Boulder and NREL. Since 2001 he has served as a consultant specializing in transitions and creating new research directions in agency and institutional programs, projects and major research facilities.

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In Depth — Brownfields’ Alternative:
Solar and Wind Energy

NREL is evaluating sites for renewable energy potential on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency because the land is cheap, often abandoned, close to such necessary infrastructure as power lines and roads, usually properly zoned, and void of developer interest.

6Jul2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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New Study Presents Positive Outlook for Integrating
Renewables Into the Grid

“This is further validation of what we’ve been saying - that obtaining 20% or more of America’s electricity from wind turbines is an achievable and desirable goal for our economy, environment, and energy security. Now the only question is whether Congress and the Administration will step up and enact the policies that will allow us to get there.”

24May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Former NREL Chief Engineer Leads New Turbine Company

Sandy Butterfield says Boulder Wind Power will design and build the next generation of direct-drive wind turbines. It plans to have 15 employees in place by this summer and possibly 30 by the end of the year.

4Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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NREL to Test Alcoa’s CSP Parabolic Trough System

The regimen at the Golden facility is part of a process which the manufacturing giant hopes will lead to CSP becoming a viable competitor to glass mirrors currently being used in commercial systems.

20Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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NREL Battery Testing Capabilities Get a Boost

The Department of Energy is looking to help the U.S. battery industry with a simple goal — to mass produce better batteries domestically while addressing safety, affordability, life, and performance. As a result, more work and funding for battery research is coming to the NREL in Golden.

12Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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NREL Sets the Bar for Office Building Energy Use

The Research Support Facility will be a showcase for engineering net zero energy office design. “We want to take energy efficiency to Main Street,” said NREL engineer Shanti Pless. “The key is to make it a requirement and integrate energy efficiency early in the design process.”

29Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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State Incentives Crucial to Renewables Growth

States with strong renewable energy portfolio standards or goals tend to outperform others when it comes to adding solar, wind, biomass and other emerging renewable energy forms, according to new research from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

25Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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DOE, NREL “Go Big” with 1.5-MW R&D Turbine

The large-scale wind turbine, the first unit fully owned by DOE, will serve as a platform for research projects aimed at improving the performance of wind technology and lowering the costs of wind energy. Previously, only smaller wind turbines were installed at the NWTC. View the time-lapse video of the installation to the right!

12Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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PV Mapping Project Launched by DOE and NREL

The project will provide a Web-based resource for users to easily understand the current status and past progress of the PV industry from the data that show current and recent trends of the PV market. Additionally, users may add their own PV installation data, browse PV data entered by others, and view statistics.

2Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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New CU-Boulder - NREL Institute For
Renewables Announces Plans

A national search will be conducted for RASEI’s director. In addition to creating the resources to attract a top candidate to lead the new institute, CU-Boulder plans to designate as many as 10 new faculty hires to RASEI over the next several years, with exact levels of support contingent upon the Colorado economy and the university’s budget.

28Oct2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Largest Wind R&D Study Underway at NREL

NREL and Siemens Power Generation “flipped the switch” starting the blades on a Siemens 2.3 megawatt wind turbine installed as part of a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) for testing turbine aerodynamics, structure and reliability.

25Oct2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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TechWatch –
NREL’s Research Tool Aims to Reduce PV Cost

Thin film technologies are spurring innovative new solar applications, such as modules that double as roof shingles, and semi-transparent modules that can be integrated into building walls or roofs. It has the potential to dramatically increase the generation of clean electricity.

29Jul2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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NREL, Industry Work to Halve Building Energy Use

“This program is unique because it involves the energy end-users,” explained NREL Senior Engineer Paul Torcellini. “Using a flipped model, we are engaging energy consumers from a business point of view.”

23Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Two Years Later, Greensburg is Officially Green — with NREL’s Help

With technical assistance from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, the city of Greensburg, John Deere Renewable Energy and other partners will open a wind farm generating 12.5 MW of electricity, enough to power 4,000 homes.

12May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Chu Says DOE Will Speed Up Funding Process

“This is a very sick economy. If it takes four years to get a new set of loans out, either the patient will have recovered by himself — or he will have died.” He also pledged the DOE would drastically reduce the amount of paperwork required for the loan process.

4May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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