Foam shipping materials made from fossil fuels do a righteous job of protecting your new flat screen TV, but are brutal on the environment. Two Generation-Y entrepreneurs won the 2009 NREL Clean Energy Growth Forum with an organic, low-carbon technolog…
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Generation-Y Start-up Stuns NREL Growth Forum
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Building Panels Protect, Provide Comfort
The exterior skin of NREL’s newest building will do more than keep the weather out. The concrete panels actually will be part of the Research Support Facilities’ heating and cooling system. It’s an old idea brought back to life in the name of energy ef…
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Largest Wind R&D Study Underway at NREL
Gusting Colorado winds recently helped usher in a new milestone for wind technology research and development. NREL and Siemens Power Generation “flipped the switch” starting the blades on a 2.3 megawatt wind turbine installed as part of a R&D agreement…
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It Takes a Solar Village
Rain didn’t ruin the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. University teams successfully operated 20 net-zero, grid-connected solar power homes for a week on the National Mall. Some used more power-generating solar panels; others relied on energy ef…
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Software Helps Design Energy Stingy Buildings
A new quick, easy to use and free software tool created by NREL developers seamlessly combines the building energy simulation of EnergyPlus with the popular drawing interface of Google’s SketchUp, helping architects design healthier structures with few…
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NREL Team Tests Higher Ethanol Fuel Mix
Going on a diet can be good for you. And maybe a gasoline “diet” of traditional fuel blended with increased levels of ethanol will be good for the environment and economy without hurting cars and small engines. Researchers are trying to find out becaus…
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NREL Energy Execs Make an Impact Nationally
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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Award-Winning Reflector to Cut Solar Cost
In a breakthrough development that recently netted a coveted R&D Magazine top 100 award, a small solar company has teamed with scientists at NREL to develop massive curved sheets of metal that have the potential to be 30 percent less expensive than to…
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On the Road with Alternative Fuels
Drivers of alternate fuel vehicles now can take a popular tool on the road. The Mobile Alternative Fueling Station Locator helps on-the-go drivers find the five closest biodiesel, electricity, E85 (ethanol), hydrogen, natural gas, and propane fueling s…
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Recycled Natural Gas Pipes Shore Up Green Building
NREL’s efforts to create one the of the world’s most energy efficient buildings is putting a twist on an old building standard. The vertical supporting columns which will carry the weight of floors and walls in the new Research Support Facilities is m…
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