deputy laboratory director, science and technologypeter f. green deputy laboratory director, science...
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PeterF.Green
DeputyLaboratoryDirector,ScienceandTechnology
Cheap energy must be available for an increasing global populaHon
Global PopulaHon Growth and Needs
Nature Chemistry, Larcher and Tarascon, 2015
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NREL’s Science Drives InnovaHon
and boosts economic growth
Renewable Sustainable Power TransportaGon
Solar Bioenergy Wind Vehicle Water Technologies
Geothermal Hydrogen
Energy Efficiency Buildings
Advanced Manufacturing
Government Energy Management
EnergySystems IntegraGon
High-Performance CompuHng
Data and VisualizaHons
NREL
ataGlance
Employees,plusmorethan
400early-career
researchersandvisi0ngscien0sts
World-classfacili0es,renownedtechnologyexperts
Partnershipswithindustry,academia,andgovernment
Campusoperatesasa
livinglaboratory
Na;onaleconomicimpact
$872Mannually
nearly7501,700
550jointpublica;onswithUniversi;esin2016
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FY2016Baseline:Connec0ngScience,Innova0onandImpact
High-ImpactScience
IncreasingInnova;on
§ 147IssuedU.SPatents§ 244Ac;veLicenses/Op;onAgreements§ MostCRADAswithinLabSystem
Innova;onsbySector
Transla;ngInnova;onstoImpact
§ 15.6innova;ons/100ResearchFTEsvs.na;onallaboratoryaverageof5.6
PercentofOutputinTop-TierJournalsvs.Field-WeightedCita;onImpact(2013-2016)
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• Advancesincleanenergytechnologiesarecon0nuallydrivenby• founda0onalscien0ficdiscoveries• enablingadvancesinotherfields.
• IntellectualPropertywillbewillbesignificant
• challengeisthatdiscoveriesoriginatefromanywherearoundtheworld–significantUScompe00on
• needtohaveascien0ficallyengagedworkforce
• Oursuccesswillbedeterminedbyourabilitytomakeprudentinvestmentdecisionsandexploitofadvances/discoveriesfromanywherearoundtheglobe
FutureProspectsforCleanenergyresearchareverycompelling
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FiveIni0a0veswillCatalyzeInnova0onandImpact
Analysis&SystemIntegra;on
Innova;on&Applica;on
Founda;onalKnowledge
ADVANCEDENERGYSYSTEMDESIGN
(new)
HYDROGENATSCALE
NEXT-GENERATIONWIND
FUNCTIONALMATERIALSANDPROCESSING
BIOENERGETICS(new)
Crea;ngthetechnicalfounda;onandinnova;onstoadvancedomes;cenergyop;onsthataresecureandresilient–andcost-effec;vewithoutsubsidies
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1.ElectronstoMolecules
2.EnergyStorage
3.H2@Scale
4.AutonomousEnergyGrids
5.PowerElectronicswithGridIntegra0onFocus
6.WindManufacturing
7.Mul0-scaleEnergySystemsModel
Workshopstoinforminvestmentdirec0ons
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