The Alliance partners are NETL, Carnegie Mellon University, Penn State, the University of Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, West Virginia University, and URS Corporation. Looking back at fiscal year 2011, the NETL-Regional University Alliance (NETL-RUA) …
2012 National Science Bowl high school competitors in front of the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, MD. If hearing the words “high school” and “science” in the same sentence brings to mind a grim physics final or a grueling …
NETL has been privileged to claim many hard-working scientists over its hundred-and-two-year history. And many of these scientists first connected with NETL through Oakridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) internships. First established in 1946 …
Methods for generating synthesis gas from simple hydrocarbons such as methane routinely involve the use of a catalyst, but the high sulfur and aromatic content of fuels such as diesel poses a major challenge, since these components can deactivate …
The Secretary's Achievement Award is one of three types of DOE Secretary's Honor Awards given each year to DOE employees and contractors for outstanding service to the Department and the Nation. In an October 27 ceremony at the U.S. …
From the start of a project, NETL researchers aim to create something that changes lives for the better, improving our health, our environment, and our way of living. Inspired by the world around them, they thrive on pushing technology past the threshold …
The Carbon Capture Simulation Initiative (CCSI) is a partnership among five national laboratories (NETL, Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos, and Pacific Northwest), industry, and various academic institutions that are working together to …
Imagine you could learn to fly a space shuttle or rebuild your car's transmission without touching a piece of equipment or getting your hands dirty. Now, apply this concept to learning how to operate a state-of-the-art electricity-producing power plant …
This year's University Turbines Systems Research Program Workshop will be held October 25-27, 2011; Columbus OH (Ohio State University campus). Click here for more information. This October, a distinguished group of researchers, …
Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plants are an attractive technology option for power generation, especially in a carbon-constrained environment. IGCC power plants use gasifiers to produce a synthesis gas, primarily a mixture of hydrogen and …
Combined Heat and Power: A Two for One Deal What if electricity and heat could be generated simultaneously? Think about energy generation on a small scale, like your household. Imagine if the same source that powered your lights and turned on your …
Recovery Act Funded Project to Store 1 Million Tons of CO 2 per Year Washington, D.C. — Construction activities have begun at an Illinois ethanol plant that will demonstrate carbon capture and storage. The project, sponsored by the U.S. …
Dynamic Simulator Will Help Train IGCC Workforce Washington, D.C. - A new training center developed to teach personnel how to operate clean integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plants is now up and running with help …
NETL's commitment to transferring advanced energy technologies from the laboratory into the marketplace has again won recognition from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC). This year, four research groups will receive …
Washington, D.C. — Research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has led to a new licensing agreement that will improve the performance of state-of-the-art gas turbines, resulting in cleaner, more reliable and …
State of Clean Coal Technology, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage on Agenda Washington, DC — The role of fossil fuels in a sustainable energy future will be one of the topics under discussion when experts from around the world …
Platinum/Chromium Alloy Enables Thinner, More Flexible Designs Morgantown , W.Va . — A new alloy developed by a team of researchers, including metallurgists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL …
Innovative Technologies Help Increase Domestic Energy Supplies and Security, Enhance Environmental Protection Washington, D.C. – Research and development (R&D) activities at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy …
Technology's Potential Repayment to U.S. Taxpayers Could Exceed $13 Million and Result in Greater Use of Nation's Vast Lignite Resources Washington, D.C. — The success of a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Clean Coal Power …
Top U.S. and international scientists, technology developers, and business leaders will gather in Pittsburgh this fall to discuss the role of science and business in bringing advanced clean coal technologies to market. In a new series of sessions at …
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