Tag: Nrel
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Colorado’s federal energy lab hit with another round of 100+ layoffs
The National Laboratory of the Rockies, formerly known as the National Renewable Energy Lab, laid off 134 workers Monday, a spokesperson for the lab confirmed. The layoffs at the federal lab based in Golden hit both research and operations workers, said David Glickson, a lab spokesperson, in a statement. The National Laboratory of the Rockies…
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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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Heat pump performs below par at high altitude, in really cold weather, Xcel, NREL study shows
Jeff Lyng, area vice president for energy and sustainability policy at Xcel Energy, sat down with The Denver Gazette for a discussion about novel new research on the performance of air-source heat pumps in Colorado’s climate. The unique research, in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), aims to determine the viability of heat…
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Colorado releases study on community-scale residential energy retrofits
State energy officials issued a report on simulations of six “community scale residential energy retrofit” options intended to advance Gov. Jared Polis’ “aggressive” goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030, 90% by 2050 and reaching 100% renewable energy by 2040. The result of a three-year program funded by a $300,000 U.S. Department…