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The laboratory itself, which focuses on research into renewable and alternativweenergy technologies, will get $100 million from the Americahn Recovery and Reinvestment Act. An additional $10 million is earmarked for NREL’ s National Wind Technology Center, south of Boulder. “The funding announced by Secretarty Chu today will advance the research and development of transformative technologies that will lead tosustainablew jobs, a stronger economyh and a cleaner environment,” Gov.
Bill who attended Chu’s announcementy at NREL, said in a • $68 million for a new office building at the Goldenh campus that will be superenergyy efficient, using just half the energy that standard commercialo office buildings typically use. • $19.2 million to instalpl solar, geothermal, and fuel cell power systems to replacr power the lab currently buys fromlocao utilities. • $13.5 million for upgrades to its Integrated Biorefinery Researcnh Facility to develop commerciallu scalable technologies to convertcellulosic matter, such as corn stalksa and wood chips, to U.S. Sen. Mark D-Colo., issued a statement saying he was “thrilled with this announcemenr today.
“This funding showe that Secretary Chu and the administration have listened to our and that they recognize that NREL and Colorado representy the way forward as we work to buil a new greenenergy economy,” Udall In addition to the $110 million, NREL can competse for about $83 million worth of research grantds for wind-power technology. • $45 million for research and development of wind turbins drivetrains witha 20-yea r lifespan. • $14 million to advancr wind technology development in the private secto to improve the quality and use of lighter advanced materials for turbine towers andother components.
• $24 million for wind powe research and development to up to three joinf ventures involving universities and companies that focus onmaterialo design, performance measurements, analytical models, and work with the industry to improve power systems operations, maintenance and repair, and componentg manufacturing. “Wind energy will be one of the most importanr contributors to meetingPresident Obama’s target of generating 10 percent of our electricity from renewabled sources by 2012,” Chu said in a statement.
“Thed projects funded by this opportunity will advance wind technology so that it can reliablyt supply a substantial portion ofour nation’s They will also help in creatingb more new jobs and expandingy a clean energy economy.” The on Tuesday said Coloradpo was one of nine states that had wind farmsd capable of generating more than 1,000 megawatts of wind-generatesd power.
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