National Renewable Energy Laboratory Technologies Available for Licensing

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has a multitude of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies that are available for licensing. For licensing its intellectual property, opportunities are available to both small and large businesses— from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. NREL's technologies available for licensing span across its distinctive competencies in:

• Renewable electricity conversion and delivery systems
• Renewable fuels formulation and delivery
• Efficient and integrated energy systems
• Strategic energy analysis.

NREL-developed technologies include advanced vehicles and fuels, basic sciences, biomass, concentrating solar power, electric infrastructure systems, geothermal, hydrogen and fuel cells, photovoltaics, and wind energy.

To learn more, visit the NREL Website.

Marketing Summaries

To see what NREL technologies are available for licensing, you can browse the NREL marketing summaries.

Each marketing summary will provide you with a description of the NREL technology including its benefits, applications and industries, and development stage.

You can search for all NREL technologies available for licensing, patents and patent applications, and publications.

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A new sign greets visitors to NREL's campus. The ultra-high efficiency Research Support Facility can be seen in the background.
Credit: Dennis Schroeder

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