Working with Us

NREL works closely with industry, governments, organizations, research institutions, and universities and colleges. These collaborative efforts are key to moving clean energy technologies into the marketplace and promoting their use.

We share our technical expertise and capabilities by providing opportunities to:

• Develop technology partnerships
• License our technologies
• Use our facilities.

Developing a Technology Partnership

NREL offers a variety of technology partnership agreements to help you gain access to our research expertise and capabilities. You can:

• Work collaboratively with us on a project through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement.
• Pay NREL to conduct research without your collaboration through a Work-for-Others agreement.

Licensing a Technology

Your company can license NREL-developed technologies, many of which have been patented.

Using Our Facilities

NREL's world-class laboratory facilities are available to industrial, university, and government researchers.