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NREL is the nation's primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. www.nrel.gov
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Teams square off in the finals in the 2016 High School #ScienceBowl, sponsored by the U.S. Department of #Energy, held at #DakotaRidge High School in #Littleton, #Colorado. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL) Colorado #science #teachers and #students, NREL would like to invite you to participate in the Colorado #HighSchool #Science Bowl! High School Science Bowl, a regional competition for the Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl, is a fast-paced competition where teams face off to answer #science and #math questions in a format similar to other #academic competitions. The Colorado High School Science Bowl will take place on Saturday, February 11th, 2017 at Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton, Colorado. For more information visit NREL Education Programs at http://bit.ly/2gWaL7j
#Solar #PV array at NREL's National #Wind #Technology Center near #Boulder, #Colorado looking west with #EldoradoCanyon in background. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL) NREL is proud to work with our colleagues at @energy #NationalLabs - and with our #industry partners - as we play a key role doing the #science and #analysis that promise a bright future for #solarenergy. Greg Wilson, co-director of the National Center for #Photovoltaics at NREL, is convinced that #grid integration and #energy storage are the next major research frontiers. “Energy storage, and the simultaneous pursuit of high efficiency and low cost, will enable PV at a price point that is lower than traditional #fossilfuels,” he said. Read the full story from DOE at http://bit.ly/2hRILz7
NREL #engineers with the #CyberPhysical Systems Center, work in the NREL #Cyber Test Bed at the Energy Systems Integration Facility in #Golden, #Colorado. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL) Check out the latest issue of NREL's #Energy Systems Integration News for a monthly recap of the latest #energysystems integration (ESI) developments at NREL and around the world. Read the newsletter and subscribe for future releases at http://bit.ly/1RNS4sR
#Researchers from #CSIRO and NREL work on #SmartGrid testing at the #Power Systems Integration #Laboratory at the #Energy Systems Integration Facility in #Golden, #Colorado. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL) To optimize the way we use, produce, and deliver energy, NREL works with partners on transformative projects at its award-winning, state-of-the-art Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF). NREL and CSIRO, the #science agency of #Australia, have teamed up to evaluate advanced control solutions for integrating #solarenergy in hybrid distributed #generation applications. This effort aims to develop an advanced #solar microgrid controller that automatically recognizes and optimizes new #solarpower sources and seeks to accelerate the deployment of #PV systems while lowering their cost. Learn more about this important partnership at http://bit.ly/2hAE5jz
NREL #researchers work in the Energy Storage #Laboratory on #Controller - and #Power #hardware-in-the-loop test setup to evaluate the performance of #microgrid #controllers for specific installations. They are in the Energy Systems Integration Facility in #Golden, #Colorado (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL) Check out the latest issue of NREL's #Energy Systems Integration News for a monthly recap of the latest #energysystems integration (ESI) developments at NREL and around the world. Read the newsletter and subscribe for future releases at http://bit.ly/1RNS4sR
Tribal members attended a #solar #operations and #maintenance (O&M) training at NREL sponsored by the @energy Office of #Indian #Energy and co-led by #GRIDAlternatives, which included a tour of various roof- and ground-mounted #photovoltaic (#PV) installations on the NREL campus. (Photo by Amy Glickson / NREL) With NREL's support, #tribes benefit from hands-on training in solar operations and maintenance. Through the #DOE Office of #IndianEnergy #Policy and Programs, NREL provided a valuable #training experience to the #technical staffs of five #Indiantribes from around the country. Read the full story from DOE at http://bit.ly/2hbfL8q
Check out the latest issue of NREL's #Energy Systems Integration News for a monthly recap of the latest #energysystems integration (ESI) developments at NREL and around the world. Read the newsletter and subscribe for future releases at http://bit.ly/1RNS4sR
Workers install #solarpanels atop a warehouse in #Fontana, #California. The midscale market for #solar #photovoltaics (PV), defined as behind-the-meter systems between 100 kilowatts and 2 Megawatts, has grown more slowly than other #PV market segments in recent years. A new study from NREL identifies room for significant expansion of the of this market, showing that #offices, #hotels, and #warehouses offer more than 100 Gigawatts of techno-economic potential. Learn more at http://bit.ly/2hjpUyY
Sunrise at NREL's National #Wind #Technology Center near #Boulder, #Colorado (Photo by Paul Veers / NREL)
NREL #engineers with the components of the #EcoSnapAC in their #laboratory iin the #Thermal Test Facility in #Golden, #Colorado. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL) NREL is proud to support and participate in @energy #LabCorps Program, accelerating #CleanEnergy #technologies from #NationalLabs to the marketplace. A recent #DOE story highlights three success stories from Lab-Corps. One of these is an #RD100 award winning NREL #technology called the Eco-Snap #AC #HeatPump System, A quieter, more #energy efficient and easy to install alternative to window-mounted #airconditioning units. Read the full story from DOE at http://bit.ly/2hjhWpA
NREL #engineers monitor the progress of a #Solar #PV array on the NREL campus in #Golden, #Colorado The new array extends the testing capacity of Outdoor Testing Facility. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL) Check out the latest issue of NREL's #Energy Systems Integration News for a monthly recap of the latest #energysystems integration (ESI) developments at NREL and around the world. Read the newsletter and subscribe for future releases at http://bit.ly/1RNS4sR
#Marine Major Brandon Newell at NREL in #Golden, #Colorado as its first #military fellow, looking for ways to leverage #laboratory #research for the military. (Photo by Ernie Tucker / NREL) #USMC Major Brandon Newell brought to NREL a passion for #renewableenergy #technologies - and a desire see how they can make the military operate more efficiently - when he started a one-year term as our first military fellow. He wants to help U.S. Department of #Energy efforts in support of the U.S. Department of #Defense to explore NREL capacities that might benefit the military. But for Newell, his interest in renewable energy - and NREL - is not new. Learn more at http://bit.ly/2h74tiK
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