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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Also Known As NREL
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The primary United States national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research, in Golden, Colorado. Opened in 1977 as the Solar Energy Research Institute and designated a national laboratory under its present name in 1991, it maintains the reference efficiency tables for solar cell records and leads research on wind, grid integration and renewable fuels.

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National laboratory 1
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1977 1
Opened 1977 as the Solar Energy Research Institute; renamed and designated a national laboratory in 1991.
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Golden, Colorado, United States 1
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