In his State of the Union for 2007, President George w. Bush called for an increase of 22% of federal research grants and development of alternative energy. However, in a speech that he gave the shortly after that, he said to those gathered, I recognize that there has been some interesting mixed signals when it comes to funding.
Where the mixed signals were concerned the fact that at the same time the President was asking for more Government choirs for alternative energy research and development, the - the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colardo - NREL has laid-off workers and contractors left and right. Apparently, the laboratory obtained the suspicion, because shortly after the State of the Union, everyone was rehired. The second speech of the President was actually made to NREL. There is almost unanimous public support for federal support through research grants, tax breaks and other incentives for research and development of energy sources alternative.
NREL is the principal component of the nation of the National Centre of bioenergy, a centre of "virtual" has no central brick and mortar Office. Rationale for the NREL is advancing the U.S. Department of Energy and the objectives United States of alternative energy. Personal and scientific researchers of the laboratory, under the terms of the laboratory director Dan Arvizu, "support the objectives of critical market to accelerate the search for scientific innovations to market viable alternative energy solutions." Research from NREL and technology development zones are at the heart of this strategic direction. These areas expand the understanding of the renewable resources of energy, the conversion of these resources for renewable electricity and fuels and, finally, to the use of renewable electricity and fuels in homes, vehicles and commercial buildings. "The laboratory supported by the Federal Government contributes directly along the objectives of the United States for the discovery of renewable fuels to power our economy and our way of life.
NREL is configured to have multiple fields of expertise in alternative energy research and development. He leads the efforts of research and development in renewable sources of electricity; These would include things like solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy and geothermal energy. He also directs the research and development of renewable fuels to power our vehicles, such as biomass and biodiesel fuels and fuel cells. Second, it seeks to develop integrated system engineering plans; This includes providing game alternative energies in buildings, electricity networks and delivery systems and transport infrastructure. The laboratory is also implemented for the strategic development and analysis objectives of alternative energy by the forces of the economy, planning and market analysis and energy alternative investment portfolios restructuring.
NREL also has a technology transfer Office. This Office supports the scientific laboratories and engineers in the practical application of and the ability to live of their expertise and the technologies they develop. Personal research and development of NREL and its facilities are recognized for their outstanding feats by the private sector, which translates into hundreds of projects and collaboration technologies licensed laboratory has now with public and private partners.
