IN2, News
NREL.GOV — Now in its seventh year, the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) is now a $50 million program. It was designed from the start to consider a diverse cross section of start-ups—many of which might appear risky to traditional venture capitalists—collect...
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NREL.GOV — The number of electric vehicles (EVs) on roadways worldwide is increasing. In the United States alone, EV volume grew by an average of 32 percent annually between 2012 and 2016. Globally, EVs are projected to reach 35 million by 2022. To many, this is good...
IN2, News
NREL.GOV — Often one innovation begets another. Take photovoltaics: the panels’ elegant tilt toward the sun leaves a sizable space behind them, especially if they are installed on a flat roof. That’s a lot of space, especially for design engineers whose job it is to...
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NREL.GOV—Between research projects on agrivoltaics, sheep-friendly solar, and optimizing the energy-water nexus, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is increasingly connecting the dots between food and energy. Now as co-administrator for the Wells Fargo...
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NREL.GOV — On a humid, overcast day in central Minnesota, a dozen researchers crouch in the grass between rows of photovoltaic solar panels. Only their bright yellow hard hats are clearly visible above the tall, nearly overgrown prairie grasses—which are growing...
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NREL.gov—If your laptop has ever become uncomfortably hot, you’ve had a taste of what data centers worldwide are up against: Server components approaching 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees F), with hundreds to thousands of servers per center. With data centers on...