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NREL Study Shows Power Grid can Accommodate Large Increase in Wind and Solar Generation

May 20, 2010 By Renewable Engery

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory today released an initial study assessing the operational impacts and economics of increased contributions from wind and solar energy producers on the power grid. The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study exa…

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DOE Announces New Opportunities to Improve Commercial Building Energy Efficiency

April 21, 2010 By Renewable Engery

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced support for energy-saving commercial building projects as part of an ongoing effort by DOE to improve the energy efficiency of buildings in the United States. With money from the American Recovery and…

Filed Under: Green Building, Policy

NREL Launches Strategic Energy Analysis Institute

March 18, 2010 By Renewable Engery

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced today that it has established a new global institute dedicated to analyzing, speeding and smoothing the transition to sustainable energy worldwide.

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NREL Uncovers Clean Energy Leaders State by State

November 20, 2009 By Renewable Engery

That California and Texas still lead the United States in generating renewable energy probably is no surprise. But, NREL’s 2009 State of the States report shows that several smaller states from Maine to Louisiana to Utah are closing the clean energy ga…

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NREL Energy Execs Make an Impact Nationally

September 4, 2009 By Renewable Engery

NREL is no stranger to the spotlight when it comes to the discussion of renewable energy solutions for the country. And now alumni from NREL’s Executive Energy Leadership program (Energy Execs) are finding their green energy projects in the national s…

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