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NREL Names Daniel Beckley To Lead Facilities and Operations

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Wednesday, July 15, 2020
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Golden, CO, July 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Department of Energys (DOEs) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently made a key hire to a laboratory leadership position, naming Daniel Beckley as associate laboratory director for Facilities and Operations.

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  • Golden, CO, July 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Department of Energys (DOEs) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently made a key hire to a laboratory leadership position, naming Daniel Beckley as associate laboratory director for Facilities and Operations.
  • Beckley, who has been leading NRELs facilities and operations in an acting capacity since January 1, 2020, will oversee a directorate that includes the laboratory's Site Operations; Environment, Safety, Health, and Quality; Information Technology; and Security and Emergency Preparedness organizations.
  • Dans expertise encompasses a deep background in many of NRELs core program areas, said NREL Laboratory Director Martin Keller.
  • Beckley joined NREL in 2010, most recently serving as research operations director for Mechanical and Thermal Engineering Sciences and acting center director for Buildings and Thermal Sciences.

NREL Research Points to Strategies for Recycling of Solar Panels

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Monday, July 13, 2020
Articles, Energy, Nature, Bright green environmentalism, Energy conversion, Battelle Memorial Institute, Golden, Colorado, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States Department of Energy national laboratories, Photovoltaics, Recycling, Circular economy

Numerous articles review individual options for PV recycling but, until now, no one has done a global assessment of all PV recycling efforts to identify the most promising approaches.

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  • Numerous articles review individual options for PV recycling but, until now, no one has done a global assessment of all PV recycling efforts to identify the most promising approaches.
  • Heath is lead author of Research and development priorities for silicon photovoltaic module recycling supporting a circular economy , which appears in the journalNature Energy.
  • Based on their findings, the authors recommend research and development to reduce recycling costs and environmental impacts, while maximizing material recovery.
  • NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development.

Breakthrough Machine Learning Approach Quickly Produces 50X Higher-Resolution Climate Data

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Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Academic disciplines, Cognitive science, Statistical forecasting, Neuropsychology, Articles, Battelle Memorial Institute, Golden, Colorado, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States Department of Energy national laboratories, Forecasting, Learning

The researchers took an alternative approach by using adversarial training, in which the model produces physically realistic details by observing entire fields at a time, providing high-resolution climate data at a much faster rate.

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  • The researchers took an alternative approach by using adversarial training, in which the model produces physically realistic details by observing entire fields at a time, providing high-resolution climate data at a much faster rate.
  • This approach will enable scientists to complete renewable energy studies in future climate scenarios faster and with more accuracy.
  • Adversarial training is the key to this breakthrough, said Glaws, an NREL postdoc who specializes in machine learning.
  • By using adversarial trainingas opposed to the traditional numerical approach to climate forecasts, which can involve solving many physics equationsit saves computing time, data storage costs, and makes high-resolution climate data more accessible, said Stengel, an NREL graduate intern who specializes in machine learning.

 Battelle Awarded Contract to Enable Arctic Research

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Thursday, June 25, 2020
Science, Other Science, Research, Oil, Gas, Natural Resources, Environment, Energy, Other Natural Resources, Battelle Memorial Institute, University District, Columbus, Ohio, National Science Foundation, Science and technology in the United States, Organizations, Knowledge, National Ecological Observatory Network

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Battelle the Arctic Research Support and Logistics Services contract.

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  • The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Battelle the Arctic Research Support and Logistics Services contract.
  • On this 10-year, $260 million contract, Battelle and its partners will provide infrastructure and logistics support to academic researchers conducting NSF-funded studies in Alaska, Greenland, Canada and other Arctic areas.
  • Through this contract, Battelle will enable researchers to efficiently, effectively, and safely conduct research in the Arctica region critically important to the global research community.
  • The program allows for multiple research studies to benefit from experienced research support staff to provide planning, common processes and shared resources.

Forescout Selected by U.S. Department of Energy to Participate in Firmware Project Under Grid Modernization Lab Consortium

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SAN JOSE, Calif., June 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Forescout Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSCT), the global leader in device visibility and control, today announced it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to participate in a project with Idaho National Laboratory (INL) titled Firmware Command and Control.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., June 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Forescout Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSCT), the global leader in device visibility and control, today announced it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to participate in a project with Idaho National Laboratory (INL) titled Firmware Command and Control.
  • In addition to INL, Forescout will also partner with Argonne National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
  • Forescout will advise in the projects design and development, helping to ensure that the Firmware Command and Control project will interface with Forescout products and have feasibility for potential commercialization after the project concludes.
  • Cutting-edge technologies such as these will allow us to improve the security of national critical infrastructures.

Research Determines Financial Benefit from Driving Electric Vehicles

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Monday, June 22, 2020
Articles, Battelle Memorial Institute, Golden, Colorado, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States Department of Energy national laboratories, Renewable energy, Energy, Nature

The cost of charging is compared against the price of gasoline to estimate total fuel cost savings over a vehicles lifetime.

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  • The cost of charging is compared against the price of gasoline to estimate total fuel cost savings over a vehicles lifetime.
  • The research appears inJouleand is led by Brennan Borlaug from NREL and co-authored by Shawn Salisbury and Mindy Gerdes from INL.
  • The researchers developed a baseline scenario based on current vehicle use and charging behavior to estimate the average levelized cost of charging (LCOC) for electric vehicles.
  • NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development.

Battelle Wins NSF Funding to Track Viruses in Wastewater

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Health, Other Natural Resources, Infectious diseases, Environment, Technology, Other Technology, Natural Resources, Aquatic ecology, Zoonoses, Battelle Memorial Institute, University District, Columbus, Ohio, Battelle, Wastewater, Severe acute respiratory syndrome, Articles, Health, Medicine

The funding, provided by the National Science Foundation , is part of the COVID-19 rapid response program and the pilot test will last for a year.

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  • The funding, provided by the National Science Foundation , is part of the COVID-19 rapid response program and the pilot test will last for a year.
  • Battelle has contracted Great Lakes Environmental Center to perform 24-hour automatic wastewater sampling at specific manhole locations around the city.
  • The Battelle team will test those samples for the SARS-Co-V-2 virus and other pathogens.
  • This should give us a reflection of whats going on in specific neighborhoods, said Battelle Principal Research Scientist Rachel Spurbeck, one of the leaders of the project.

BERG Creates New Drug Research Effort to Use Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Summit Supercomputer in the Fight Against COVID-19

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Science and technology in the United States, Computer architecture, Battelle Memorial Institute, Nuclear technology in the United States, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tennessee, Computing, Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, Supercomputer

"ORNL's Summit supercomputer presents unprecedented capabilities to address some of the most pressing challenges in science.

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  • "ORNL's Summit supercomputer presents unprecedented capabilities to address some of the most pressing challenges in science.
  • Smith's research on Summit uses computational simulations to analyze drug compounds that could prevent host cell infection.
  • The partnership with BERG will extend this effort by combining BERG's human derived disease model for rapid identification of targets with ORNL's drug development research to identify the best-ranked treatment candidates.
  • The Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility that houses Summit is a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at ORNL.

BioMedInnovations LLC Announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration Has Granted Emergency Use Authorization to Manufacture and Distribute SuppleVent™, a Unique and Value-Added Ventilator Technology

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Medicine, Medical specialties, Respiratory therapy, Health care, Intensive care medicine, Battelle Memorial Institute, Ernest Lawrence, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Positive end-expiratory pressure, Medical ventilator

"BMI is pleased with the FDA's decision, which underscores the applicability of the core technology in our organ perfusion system.

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  • "BMI is pleased with the FDA's decision, which underscores the applicability of the core technology in our organ perfusion system.
  • LLNL and BMI pursued a reversed design approach, a methodology guided by anticipated supply chains and ease of assembly.
  • With this mindset, the partnership brought a design forward to full test spanning clinically relevant PIP, PEEP, I:E, RR and FiO2.
  • The device is designed to accommodate a standard 22 mm ventilator circuit outfitted with either a mask or endotracheal tube.

NREL, CCHRC Combine Forces to Increase Impact, Research in Arctic Region

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Monday, June 8, 2020
Articles, Battelle Memorial Institute, Golden, Colorado, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States Department of Energy national laboratories, Environmentalism, Energy, Renewable energy, United States Department of Energy, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, Renewable energy in the United States

Through the collaboration, the CCHRC staff will become NREL employees, creating new opportunities to access extreme climatesandleverage CCHRCs extensive research.

Key Points: 
  • Through the collaboration, the CCHRC staff will become NREL employees, creating new opportunities to access extreme climatesandleverage CCHRCs extensive research.
  • NREL expects demand for this type of research togrow in the coming years, and this collaborationwill keep NRELs research agenda on the forefront of energy science and expand DOEs return oninvestment.
  • Visit the CCHRC website to learn more about their innovative buildings design and research.
  • NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development.