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2013
February 2013
![Fresh Faces Abundant at Colorado Science Bowl](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204559im_/http://www.nrel.gov/news/features/images/20130205_sb_pix24038_thumb.jpg)
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Lakewood High School scores dramatic victory in final round of Colorado Science Bowl to secure trip to challenge for national title.
![Nation Could Double Energy Productivity](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204559im_/http://www.nrel.gov/news/features/images/20130207_da_pix20897_thumb.jpg)
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Commission report says greater energy efficiency good for economy, environment; NREL leads the way.
January 2013
![NREL Connects EVs and Grid Integration](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204559im_/http://www.nrel.gov/news/features/images/20130131_ev_pix20079_thumb.jpg)
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Improved electric vehicle charging, increased range, and grid integration are focal points of research at the Vehicle Testing and Integration Facility.
![RSF Influences New High Performance Buildings](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204559im_/http://www.nrel.gov/news/features/images/20130123_rsf_pix19911_thumb.jpg)
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Changing the way U.S. commercial buildings are constructed was a goal from day one.
![Device Tosses Out Unusable PV Wafers](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204559im_/http://www.nrel.gov/news/features/images/20130111_si_pix20252_thumb.jpg)
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System uses focused light to find weak silicon wafers before money is spent making them into solar cells.