National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Team Studying How To Make Biofuels From E. Coli
A team led by University of Colorado Boulder has won a five-year, $9.2 million grant for research on how to manipulate E. coli to produce cost-competitive biofuels.
Debate Over Wind Credit Enters Congressional Races
Republicans are walking a fine line when it comes to wind energy in Colorado, and it’s playing out in congressional races in the debate over a tax credit that impacts hundreds of jobs.
Two Counties That Better Get Used to Attention
Paul Ryan’s visit to Lakewood is just one example how two counties in Colorado are about to get some intense attention this season. What the effect of that attention will be is the big question.
Interior Secretary Checking Out Energy Research
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is checking out one of the top renewable energy research facilities in Colorado.
Ball Finally Rolling On Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In Denver
It just got a little easier to keep an electric car running in Denver. One of the city’s very first charging stations is now up and running at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
Pollution-Free Vehicle On Display In Colorado Gets 55 MPG
A pollution-free, 55 miles per gallon SUV could be on the market as soon as 2014. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory showed off the Kia Borrego Monday in Estes Park at the Coolest Car Show in Colorado.
The NREL Budget Smokescreen
It may appear that Lamborn and the other signatories on the letter are on a warpath against renewable energy and are also dedicated to making sure that all federally funded programs deliver true results to taxpayers. But I believe that it’s simply a smokescreen to an entirely different political agenda.
Colorado Lawmaker Wants To Cut Renewable Energy Funds
Colorado congressman Doug Lamborn is one of nine House members asking that funds be yanked from programs that finance the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in suburban Denver.
Local Researchers Take Solar Power To The Next Level
If you think the future will be filled with battery-powered vehicles, think again. A group of researchers from NREL and CU are looking forward.
Biden Touts Obama’s Renewable Energy Investment In NREL Speech
Colorado is back in the presidential race spotlight for 2012 with Vice President Joe Biden hosting the first major fundraiser in the state Friday morning for President Barack Obama.
