Science and Technology News

NREL's news page includes up-to-the-minute news and information from the laboratory's major research and development areas, industry partners and related technologies. For news releases, visit the NREL news release page.

2009 News

March 31, 2009

NREL Partnering with GreenVolts to Commercialize IMM Solar Cell

Through a cooperative research and development agreement, NREL will provide assistance with the optimization of the solar cell's design and transfer of the technology into the marketplace.

March 12, 2009

NREL Successfully Transfers VSHOT Technology to Solar Industry

NREL provides the most efficient optical characterization testing method--the Video Scanning Hartmann Optical Test--for solar concentrators.

March 9, 2009

NREL Partnerships Boost Research, Improve Technology

A recent technology partnership agreement with DuPont sought solutions to make ethanol from corn stalks.