PRE-CONFERENCE TOUR:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Monday, October 20th
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Participants visited one of the nation's leaders in renewable energy
during a special tour of the U.S. Department of Energy's National
Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
The tour began at the nationally recognized Solar
Energy Research Facility ( 3 pp., 558 KB), a 115,000 square-foot building housing 42 laboratories.
By optimizing the building's standard components—site location,
windows, walls, and mechanical/electrical systems—NREL substantially
reduced its energy consumption, matching the vision of the energy
efficiency research conducted within the laboratory.
The next stop was the 11,000 square-foot Thermal
Test Facility (3 pp., 330 KB), a showcase for integrated energy efficiency features
such as daylighting and evaporative cooling. In this building, NREL
has reduced its energy use by more than 60% percent compared to
a standard building.
Attendees also visited the Outdoor
Test Facility, where cutting-edge photovoltaic technologies
are tested before they hit the market.
Tours ran at several intervals during the day on Monday.
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