Tag: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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EDITORIAL: Bigger name, broader mission for energy lab
When President George H.W. Bush renamed the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in 1991, he touted the “outstanding progress” accomplished at the Golden, Colorado facility. Bush noted the redesignation as a national lab reflected a “commitment to finding new ways to produce and use energy that is cleaner, more…
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory renamed to fit Trump’s energy policy
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory based in Golden has a new name to match the shift in U.S. energy policy under President Donald Trump. The Department of Energy announced it renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to the “National Laboratory of the Rockies” effective immediately on Monday. The renaming of the lab is meant to…
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114 people laid off from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden
The layoffs come as part of the Trump administration’s proposal to cut the Department of Energy budget
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The 52nd American Solar Energy Society conference comes to Boulder
Solar power leaders, researchers, advocates, educators, and entrepreneurs from across the U.S. gathered at the University of Colorado Boulder this week for the American Solar Energy Society 52nd annual national solar conference. Gov. Jared Polis kicked off the conference Tuesday with welcome comments highlighting the state’s solar industry momentum. “We’re excited about our solar energy…
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Colorado tries luring Australian green energy company
Colorado’s Economic Development Commission on Thursday approved almost $9.4 million in incentives to try to lure four companies to the state, including an Australian “green energy” company. The companies could create nearly 1,100 local jobs, officials said. The biggest package would go to a company that the state is calling “Project Chamomile,” which it described as…