| The United States Department of Energy has | | | | The labs Office of Energy Analysis integrates this |
| devoted itself to the cause of renewable energy | | | | analysis and supports its functions and the |
| promotion with its creation of the National | | | | functions of the various research programs and |
| Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden Colorado. | | | | centres of technology throughout the NREL. |
| This renewable energy program facility offers | | | | Those who study renewable energy analysis do |
| programs in a wide variety of renewable energy | | | | so in five major interest areas. They look at the |
| topics which span the various green energy | | | | technologies involved in renewable energy, the |
| resources such as wind, water, sun, biomass and | | | | benefits of the initiatives, and the markets for |
| even nuclear. NREL also conducts ongoing | | | | renewable energy, the policies that affect its |
| research and development in the areas of energy | | | | implementation and embracement, and the |
| efficiency and renewable energy. Each area of | | | | analysis of the various programs. Many research |
| research is further enhanced by functions that cut | | | | programs are covered that include assessments |
| across the various programs and reach out to | | | | of life cycles, vehicular systems, Web-based |
| industries for partnerships. These collaborations on | | | | applications to assess renewable energy |
| renewable energy could include the transfer of | | | | possibilities and programs. The aim of this analysis |
| technology, energy analysis and the integration of | | | | is to understand how technology, policy, markets |
| the various programs of each collaborator. The 12 | | | | and the various software applications can |
| program areas of the National Renewable Energy | | | | interactive to the success of expansive and |
| Laboratory are wind and hydropower technology | | | | continuing renewable energy programs. The study |
| intergovernmental projects on weatherization the | | | | of biomass is an important ingredient in the |
| technology of solar energy industrial energy | | | | renewable energy implementation. Biomass offers |
| efficient technology the technology of fuel cells, | | | | a terrific opportunity to make use of sustainable |
| hydrogen and building infrastructures geothermal | | | | as well as domestic resources for the production |
| technology the technology of vehicles and the | | | | of power and fuel and the meeting of chemical |
| Freedom Car energy management by the U.S. | | | | needs through plants and t he material derived |
| federal government energy-efficient building | | | | from them. Biomass starts with grasses, trees, |
| systems biomass and analytic studies. Each of | | | | biological material and agriculture. These can be |
| these NREL programs is conducted by technology | | | | used as renewable energy, either solid or through |
| management experts whose capabilities and | | | | conversion to liquid or gas. These can produce |
| expertise span the programs wide renewable | | | | electricity, chemicals, fuel or heat. An important |
| energy technology range. The Analytic Studies | | | | part of this NREL program is the development of |
| Program at NREL studies a wide variety of | | | | energy-efficient and cost effective biomass |
| renewable energy analysis to support the | | | | technology that will reduce the U.S. dependence |
| programs and initiatives in place at the Lab. It also | | | | on oil from foreign countries, while it grows rural |
| works with the Department of Educations Office | | | | economies in our own country and improves the |
| for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EERE | | | | quality of our air. |
| as well as the energy analysis community at large. | | | | |