Department of Energy and Other Agency Awards
Bureau of Land Management
- 2003 — Bureau of Land Management Award — Doug Dahle — To recognize his efforts on behalf of Wind Energy in the Bureau of Land Management
Department of Commerce
- Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
- 2007 Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy — Nancy Carlisle and Otto VanGeet
- 2003 Energy and Water Management Award — "Sustainable NREL Program" — National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- 2002 Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management — Karen Thomas
- 2001 Energy and Water Management Award — "Energy Efficiency at Zion National Park Visitor Center" — Ron Judkoff and Paul Torcellini of NREL; James Crockett, Larry Kilborn, and Patrick Shea of the National Park Service
Department of Energy (DOE) Awards
- 2012 Annual Merit Award — Matt Thornton
- 2011 E-Star Award — Building the Sustainable Campus of the Future — NREL Sustainability Team
- 2011 E-Star Award — Near-Zero Materials Waste and Beyond — NREL Sustainability Team
- 2011 Merit Award for Research, Development, and Analysis of Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies — George Sverdrup and Marc Melaina
- 2010 Innovation Achievement in Training and Awareness — NREL Cyber Security Team
- 2008 Pollution Prevention Star Award — Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design — Science and Technology Facility
- 2008 Presidential Award — Leadership in Federal Energy Management — Nancy Carlisle and Otto VanGeet
- 2008 Department of Energy Award — Greensburg Kansas Project — Lynn Billman, Mary Colvin Werner, and Team
- 2008 SciDAC Electronic Visualization Competition, Second Place — Cel7A Animation — Mike Crowley
- 2007 Pollution Prevention Star Honorable Mention – Science and Technology Facility
- 2007 Outstanding Innovations Award – David Ginley
- 2006 Pollution Prevention Star Award – Science and Technology Facility
- 2005 Outstanding Technology Acceptance Award — Larry Flowers
- 2005 Outstanding Research Achievement Award — Brian Parsons
- 2005 Outstanding Research Achievement Award — Neil Kelley
- 2004 Secretary's Gold Award — Richard Truly
- 2004 DOE Pollution Prevention Best-In-Class Awards
- "Sustainable NREL Program" — For adopting a New Buildings Design Policy to exceed the Federal Model Energy Code by at least 30% and attain at a minimum a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver rating.
- Sustainable NREL Program" — For its voluntary recycling program, which recycled 236,128 pounds of materials in fiscal year 2003.
- "Sustainable NREL Program" — For boosting representation on the NREL Web site in the areas of building energy use, computer power management and recycling; and for promoting sustainability through education and community dialogue such as the June 2003 Stakeholder Technology Forum.
- 2003 Federal Planning Division Award — Los Alamos National Lab Sustainable Guide Development Team — Sheila Hayter, Sara Farrar-Nagy, Otto Van Geet. To recognize the plan, project, program or building design that best exemplifies, demonstrates and promotes sustainable environmental, economic, and social concepts.
- 2001 Energy@23 Awards
- Advanced Airfoils for Turbines
- Variable Conductance Insulation Catalytic Converter
- 2001 Bright Light Awards
- UNI-Solar Triple-Junction Amorphous-Silicon Solar-Electric Module Roof Shingles
- Department of Energy's Office of Power Technologies (OPT)
- 2002 Research Partnership Award — Thin Film Photovoltaic Partnership Program & Wind Energy Research Partnership. This award recognizes outstanding research partnerships between the National Laboratories and companies or universities that have resulted in OPT technology advances having national energy significance.
- 2002 Young Investigator Award — Dr. Yanfa Yan and Dr. Tihu Wang. This award recognizes outstanding individuals at the outset of their independent research careers at DOE's National Laboratories.
- 2000 President's Early Career Scientist & Engineering Award — Maria Ghirardi
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- 2010 Federal Electronic Challenge, Platinum Award — Peter Hathaway and Team
- 2009 Federal Electronics Challenge, Gold Award — Henri Hubenka and Team
- 2008 Federal Electronics Challenge, Silver Award — Henri Hubenka and Team
- 2006 Climate Protection Award — National Renewable Energy Laboratories (NREL)
- 2005 Green Power Pioneer Award - Blair Swezey
- 2002 EPA Climate Leaders Program Partner — The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- 2002 Labs for the 21st Century — Nancy Carlisle and Otto Van Geet — Dedicated to the pursuit of sustainability, high performance and low energy Labs that will minimize overall environmental impacts, protect occupant safety, optimize whole building efficiency on a life-cycle basis, establish goals, track performance and share results for continuous improvement.
White House
- 2011 GreenGov Presidential Award — NREL Data Center — NREL Sustainability program
Other
- City of Greensburg, Kansas
- 2009 Outstanding Partner Award — National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Colorado Governor's Office
- 2012 Governor's Award for High-Impact Research — Matt Keyser
- 2010 Governor's Award — High-impact Research in Energy Efficiency, Electrochromic Windows
- 2010 Governor's Award — High-Impact Research, Energy Efficiency Finalist — John Rugh
- 2008 Governor's Excellence in Renewable Energy Award – Chuck Kutscher
- Department of Public Health and Environment
- 2011 Colorado Environmental Leadership Program Silver Leader — Sustainable NREL YouTube Video — National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- 2010 Colorado Environmental Leadership Program Gold Leader — National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- 2009 Colorado Environmental Leadership Program Gold Leader — National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- 2008 Colorado Environmental Leadership Program Silver Leader — National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Jefferson County, CO
- 2006 Design Excellence - Commissioner's Award – Science and Technology Facility
- 2002 Jefferson Economic Council Genesis Award – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation
- 2008 Chairman's Award – Dan Arvizu
- Naval Facilities Engineering Command
- 2000 Federal Energy and Water Small Group Award – Ed McKenna