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BOULDER, Colo., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- GAITS has been awarded a multi-year IT and Scientific Support contract with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Department of Energy. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070628/GAITSLOGO ) NREL's research expertise and facilities are dedicated to developing innovative energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. The NREL is a leader in the research, development, and coordination of energy solutions needed to power...
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu says his department will provide $93 million to support development of wind energy in the United States. Chu announced the plans Wednesday during a visit to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo. The money will come from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, as will more than $100 million for infrastructure improvements at the NREL facility. Wind energy will be one of the most important contributors to meeting President Obama's target...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. and PALM BAY, Fla., April 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Just five months after announcing the creation of a state-of-the-art Center for Integrated Algal Research, Midwest Research Institute (MRI) has installed and activated two technically distinct bioreactor technologies to accelerate the Institute's pursuits in algae research. MRI recently activated an open pond "raceway" cultivation system at its laboratory in Palm Bay, Fla., and a continuous flow, closed loop...
MILWAUKEE, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Energy for Tomorrow(R) program offered by We Energies was named one of the nation's Top 10 Utility Green Power Programs in the annual assessment prepared by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Under voluntary green power programs, consumers can choose to help support additional electricity production from renewable resources such as wind, water, solar and landfill gas. Using information provided by...
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One of the nation's leading independent research institutes is expanding in Kansas as the region's scientific assets align to support the critical mission of protecting the American food supply and to develop urgently needed bioenergy solutions. Officials at Midwest Research Institute (MRI) announced today that they are expanding MRI's existing operations by establishing a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute that will be named...
ATLANTA and KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Ventyx(R) and EnerNex(R) Corporation announced today that they have been selected to conduct a yearlong study, in collaboration with the Nebraska Power Association (NPA, www.nepower.org) and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL, www.nrel.gov), to advance the understanding and development of wind energy in the state of Nebraska. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080318/CLTU015LOGO ) The...
Construction Underway for One of the World's Largest Solar Test and Demonstration Centers AURORA, Colo., March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Officials at Midwest Research Institute (MRI), the management and operating contractor for the Solar Technology Acceleration Center (SolarTAC), announced today that Dustin T. Smith has been appointed executive director of SolarTAC, a new world-class solar technology acceleration center that was launched last October and is currently under construction...
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During Midwest Research Institute's (MRI) Mid-Year Trustee meeting today, MRI Board Chairman Richard C. Green, Jr., announced that James L. Spigarelli, Ph.D., President and CEO, has confirmed his plans to retire from MRI effective October 1, 2009. Upon retirement, Spigarelli will become a Vice Chairman of MRI's Board of Directors. Green also announced that Michael F. Helmstetter, Ph.D., MRI Senior Vice President and Director of...
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Midwest Research Institute (MRI), a Kansas City-based institution with more than 60 years of experience in scientific research, has been awarded a $26.3 million project from the U.S. Army to develop the first-of-its-kind integrated Individual Protection Ensemble (IPE) Mannequin System that will be able to perform high fidelity tests on individual protective equipment under live chemical exposure conditions. The IPE Mannequin system...
KANSAS CITY, Mo., and BEER SHEVA, Israel, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Midwest Research Institute (MRI), a United States based not-for-profit organization with more than 60 years of experience in scientific research and development and 30 years of experience in renewable energy research, and Rotem Industries Ltd, a 25- year old Israeli based diversified technology-oriented company that specializes in commercializing new technologies, announced today that they have reached an...
