Open AccessNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 2006 Research Review
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Publication year - 2007
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/910497
Subject(s) - commercialization , license , work (physics) , engineering , portfolio , renewable energy , restructuring , business , technology transfer , engineering management , marketing , political science , finance , mechanical engineering , electrical engineering , law , international trade
This 2006 issue of the NREL Research Review again reveals just how vital and diverse our research portfolio has become. Our feature story looks at how our move to embrace the tenants of "translational research" is strengthening our ability to meet the nation's energy goals. By closing the gap between basic science and applied research and development (R&D)--and focusing a bright light on the valuable end uses of our work--translational research promises to shorten the time it takes to push new technology off the lab bench and into the marketplace. This issue also examines our research into fuels of the future and our computer modeling of wind power deployment, both of which point out the real-world benefits of our work