National Energy Technology Laboratory’s (NETL’s) 2009 accomplishments report, released September 2, 2010.
“Energy research and technology development achievements, including advances in clean fossil-based systems with carbon capture and storage (CCS), are highlighted in the just-released National Energy Technology Laboratory’s (NETL) 2009 Accomplishments report. This year’s report, which details research and development (R&D) projects and activities by the laboratory and its partners, also tells the story of the laboratory’s research over the past century, in commemoration of NETL’s 100th anniversary. In addition to coal and CCS-related research, the report notes R&D progress in developing “exciting domestic resources,” such as methane hydrates, and “enhancing the efficiency, reliability and economics of renewable, wind, solar, and biomass-based systems.” NETL, known as “the ENERGY lab,” is the research arm of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy. The 2009 report is organized by the laboratory’s major research areas — advanced power systems, clean energy, and reliable supply — and provides insight into the direction in which the energy frontier is moving. The report also features NETL patents received, technologies transferred, articles written, and awards accepted, demonstrating another successful year of energy research accomplishments. The report notes NETL’s mission is to advance “energy options to fuel our economy, strengthen our security, and improve our environment.” Consequently, the lab’s scientists and engineers are focused on answering America’s most pressing energy challenges and pursuing ways to help the nation maintain abundant, environmentally friendly, and secure energy resources. R&D successes are the result of extensive onsite and contracted research, as well as collaborations with other national laboratories, government agencies, industry, academia, and international research organizations.”