| NREL, an integral part of the National Bioenergy | | | | NREL additionally is equipped with a Technology |
| Center, is 'virtual' with no brick and mortar premises. Its | | | | Transfer Office that assists lab scientists and |
| primary objective is to further the cause of the | | | | engineers in the fields of practical application of |
| government's initiatives in the field of creating | | | | alternate energies. The office also takes care of the |
| alternative energy sources. But what are the areas in | | | | livelihood of these expert staffers. There is an |
| which NREL is functioning? It has several areas of | | | | emerging trend of private-public partnerships where |
| expertise including developing renewable energy | | | | hundreds of collaborative projects have sprung up with |
| sources like solar, wind, biomass and geothermal | | | | the licensed technologies owned by the Laboratory |
| power. It also fuels research and development in the | | | | and private enterprises. The private industry has |
| field of creating biomass energy and biomass fuels as | | | | recognized the immense expertise of NREL engineers |
| well as hydrogen fuel cells. It spends considerable | | | | and scientists and state-of-the art facilities which NREL |
| resources to look for energy integration in buildings, | | | | has under its aegis and the private partnerships are a |
| electrical grids and electricity delivery systems. Also | | | | mere reflection of the trust the public has on the |
| included are deploying alternate energy in building of | | | | governmental initiatives. Should you have more |
| transportation infrastructures. NREL studies and | | | | questions about NREL, they actually have an official |
| analyses markets, cost implications, profitability, planning | | | | homepage that you can check out. |
| and investment portfolios as well. | | | | |