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The NREL Research Review is published annually to highlight some of the Laboratory's most recent accomplishments in the research and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. This work is carried out to help secure, through science and technology, an energy future that is environmentally and economically sustainable.
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The articles in the 2006 Research Review describe the research, development and, as featured in this year's edition, the deployment of new energy-efficient technologies. This year's issue covers NREL's work on five new clean energy technologies, its goals for the new WinDS Wind Deployment system, and its reapplication of old ideas into new possibilities in the development of biofuel from non-food sources.
Director's Perspective (PDF 165 KB)
NREL Director Dan Arvizu provides an overview of 2006, including the rapid growth of the renewable energy industry, President Bush's visit to NREL, achievements of the Sustainable NREL program, the evolving plans for the build out of the NREL campus, and the late-breaking news that NREL's new Science and Technology Facility has earned LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
News about NREL's recent reorganization, its achievement of carbon-neutral operations, its new partnership with Colorado's three major research universities, and its visit from President Bush.
NREL's National Bioenergy Center wins two technology transfer awards, three retirees are honored with the emeritus designation, and special honors are bestowed upon three of NREL's finest: Larry Kazmerski, Helena Chum, and Chuck Kutscher.
Clean Energy's Next Revolution (PDF 1.2 MB)
A look at NREL's efforts to develop the next generation of clean energy technologies, with a focus on five technologies included in President Bush's Advanced Energy Initiative: lithium-ion batteries, solar cells, cellulosic ethanol, hydrogen production, and small wind turbines.
An NREL computer model shows us how and where to use the wind energy systems of the future. The model, called the Wind Deployment System, or WinDS, is now being extended to other renewable technologies.
Next-Generation Fuels: What's Old Is New Again (PDF 1 MB)
In the search for more alternatives to petroleum, NREL is reviving its research into biomass pyrolysis and gasification, as well as techniques for converting algae into biodiesel.
Capitalizing on the Nation's Investment (PDF 226 KB)
NREL's technology transfer mechanisms help deliver our technologies to the marketplace.
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