Buried-Anode Technology Leads to Advanced Lithium Batteries

A technology developed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory has sparked a start-up company that has attracted funding from the Advanced Projects Research Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Planar Energy, Inc. has licensed NREL\u27s buried-anode technology and put it to work in solid-state lithium batteries. The company claims its large-format batteries can achieve triple the performance of today\u27s lithium-ion batteries at half the cost, and if so, they could provide a significant boost to the emerging market for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles

Biodiesel handling and use guide: Fourth edition (revised)

This document is a guide for those who blend, store, distribute, and use biodiesel and biodiesel blends. It provides basic information on the proper and safe use of biodiesel and biodiesel blends in compression-ignition engines and boilers, and it is intended to help fleets, individual users, blenders, distributors, and those involved in related activities understand procedures for handling and using biodiesel fuels

DOE Request for Information (RFI) DE-FOA-0000153 PV Manufacturing Initiative: Summary Report

Clean Cities hosts a collection of tools on the exploring concepts for a “PV Manufacturing Initiative” to facilitate the development of a strong photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing industry in the United States. As an integral part this effort, and to inform the creation of a new funding opportunity in this area, DOE sought feedback from the PV industry. This document summarizes the results of the PV Manufacturing Request for Information (RFI), DE-FOA-0000153. (See Attachment 1.) The RFI was posted on http://www.grants.gov on 4 September 2009 and the NREL Web site on 9 September 2009. Respondents were asked to submit RFI inputs to [email protected] by 30 September 2009. A total of 58 responses were received. The 58 responses consisted of 30 Industry, 11 University, 11 Consortia, 2 National Lab, and 5 noncompliant inputs.1 The responding organizations and their contact information are provided in Attachment 2. This document summarizes the inputs as a set of common themes from the responses. The specific answers, recommendations, and suggested approaches from each respondent were also captured and individually summarized, but are not included in this document because they are identified with specific respondents

New American home 2010: Las Vegas, Nevada, building technologies program

This brochure details the New American Home 2010, which demonstrates the use of innovative building materials, cutting-edge design, and the latest construction techniques

United parcel service evaluates hybrid electric delivery vans

This fact sheet describes how the National Renewable Energy Laboratory\u27s Fleet Test and Evaluation team evaluated the 12-month, in-service performance of six Class 4 hybrid electric delivery vans - fueled by regular diesel - and six comparable conventional diesel vans operated by the United Parcel Service

Wind for Schools: A Wind Powering America Project

Energy is largely taken for granted within our society, but that perception is changing as the economic and environmental impacts of our current energy structure are more widely understood. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Wind Powering America program sponsors the Wind for Schools Project to raise awareness in rural America about the benefits of wind energy while simultaneously developing a wind energy knowledge base in the United States to educate future leaders of our communities, states, and nation about the importance of renewable energy. The three primary project goals of the Wind for Schools Project are to: • Engage rural school teachers and students in wind energy education • Equip college students in wind energy applications and education to provide interested and equipped engineers for the growing U.S. wind industry • Introduce wind energy to rural communities, initiating a discussion of wind energy’s benefits and challenges

Day 1. Monday, August 11, 2003: National Renewable Energy Lab

8 pages (includes illustrations). Contains references

Day 1. Monday, August 11, 2003: National Renewable Energy Lab

8 pages (includes illustrations). Contains references

Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) designed this guide Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments to assist local government officials and stakeholders in designing and implementing strategic local solar plans. The 2011 edition contains the most recent lessons and successes from the 25 Solar America Cities and other communities promoting solar energy. Because DOE recognizes that there is no one path to solar market development, this guide introduces a range of policy and program options that can help a community build a local solar infrastructure

NREL: A Year in Clean Energy Innovations: A Review of NREL\u27s Feature Stories

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the nation’s primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. NREL’s mission and strategy are focused on advancing the U.S. Department of Energy’s and our nation’s energy goals. The laboratory’s scientists and researchers support critical market objectives to accelerate research from scientific innovations to market-viable alternative energy solutions. At the core of this strategic direction are NREL’s research and technology development competencies. These areas span from understanding renewable resources for energy, to the conversion of these resources to renewable electricity and fuels, and ultimately to the use of renewable electricity and fuels in homes, commercial buildings, and vehicles. What follows is a compilation of articles featuring NREL research and development, deployment, commercialization, and outreach activities in 2009