CU-Boulder to help improve wind forecasting in $2.5M DOE project

CU-Boulder to help improve wind forecasting in $2.5M DOE project

BOULDER - A $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to a coalition of organizations, including the University of Colorado-Boulder, will be used to help researchers improve... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Tuesday January 13, 2015 Tags: ATOC, Boulder, CU-Boulder, DOE, Julie Lundquist, Vaisala

NREL provides support for microgrid projects aimed at reducing grid outages

NREL provides support for microgrid projects aimed at reducing grid outages

GOLDEN - The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is providing critical support for two new microgrid projects coordinated by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and General... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Tuesday December 30, 2014 Tags: Bryan J. Hannegan, DOE, ESIF, General Electric, Golden, microgrids, NREL

DOE launches Lab-Corps pilot program to speed lab tech transfer into market

DOE launches Lab-Corps pilot program to speed lab tech transfer into market

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Dept. of Energy this week launched a new $2.3 million pilot program to accelerate the transfer of innovative clean energy technologies from its national... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Friday October 31, 2014 Tags: David Danielson, DOE, Innovation Corps, Lab-Corps, NREL, NSF

NREL names five new directors to lead R&D and energy analysis efforts

NREL names five new directors to lead R&D and energy analysis efforts

GOLDEN - The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has named five new center directors to lead its RD and analysis efforts, NREL said. The new leaders... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Tuesday September 30, 2014 Tags: Dave Mooney, DOE, Golden, Jao van de Lagemaat, Nancy Haegel, NREL, Paul Basore, Pete Sheldon

CSU selected to compete in EcoCAR 3 program sponsored by Dept. of Energy and General Motors

CSU selected to compete in EcoCAR 3 program sponsored by Dept. of Energy and General Motors

FORT COLLINS - A student team from Colorado State University has been selected to be among teams from 16 universities to take part in EcoCAR 3 , a national automotive engineering competition... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Friday May 2, 2014 Tags: CSU, DOE, EcoCAR 3, Fort Collins, General Motors, Thomas Bradley

NREL to dedicate new Dynamometer Test Facility for wind turbines Tuesday

NREL to dedicate new Dynamometer Test Facility for wind turbines Tuesday

GOLDEN - The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Department of Energy will dedicate a new Dynamometer Test Facility at NREL's National Wind Technology Center on Nov. 19. The... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Monday November 18, 2013 Tags: DOE, Golden, Louisville, NREL, wind turbines

ION Engineering receives $15M from DOE to develop CO2 capture project in Nebraska

ION Engineering receives $15M from DOE to develop CO2 capture project in Nebraska

BOULDER - ION Engineering today announced the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy will provide $15 million to support a carbon dioxide capture, 1MW-equivalent pilot project in... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Wednesday September 25, 2013 Tags: Boulder, CO2 capture, DOE, Dr. Alfred Brown, ION Engineering

NREL/MIT study: Solar manufacture costs not driven primarily by labor

NREL/MIT study: Solar manufacture costs not driven primarily by labor

GOLDEN - A new study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reveals production scale - not lower labor costs - is the primary driver in... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Thursday September 5, 2013 Tags: Alan Goodrich, David Danielson, DOE, Golden, MIT, NREL, photovoltaics, solar