Companies
NREL
US National Renewable Energy Laboratory — lead agrivoltaics research lab; inVEST and field monitoring tools for agrivoltaic yield optimization and standardized APV assessment.
- Country
- United States
- Revenue
- ~$600M
- Employees
- ~3,200 emp
ISO 9001
Coverage
| CN | EU | IN | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| agri-tech-precision | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| bioremediation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy | docs.nlr.gov · event.fourwaves.com |
| Research focus | Agrivoltaics (solar-agriculture co-location), including food-energy-water nexus, economic and ecological tradeoffs, and microclimate dynamics | docs.nlr.gov · en.openei.org · nrel.sitefinity.cloud · nlr.gov |
| Facility | Bifacial Agrivoltaics Research at NLR (BARN) in Golden, Colorado | en.openei.org · event.fourwaves.com · nrel.sitefinity.cloud |
| Grant | U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and EERE, including InSPIRE 2.0 (Award 34165) | docs.nlr.gov · doi.org · nlr.gov |
| Publications | Over 8 publications and 300+ research articles hosted in the InSPIRE Data Portal | docs.nlr.gov · openei.org |
| Principal staff | Jordan Macknick, James McCall, Dana-Marie Thomas, Silvana Ovaitt, Brian Mirletz, Kai Lepley, Brittany Staie, Chong Seok Choi, Hanna, Maya Friedman, Julia Chamberland | doi.org · en.openei.org · nlr.gov |
| Headcount | 24 active field research projects (as of 2024) | doi.org · en.openei.org · climatehubs.usda.gov |
Independent sources: climatehubs.usda.gov · docs.nlr.gov · doi.org · en.openei.org · event.fourwaves.com · nlr.gov · openei.org
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agrivoltaics with biological integration | agri-tech-precision | Low | → |
| Microplastic biodegradation on land | bioremediation | High | → |
Compiled by BIOECON from primary sources.
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