46 Patents, One Fiscal Year
In FY 2024, NREL researchers submitted a record-breaking 294 records of invention and software records, resulting in 46 awarded U.S. patents and 12 NREL-enabled startup companies.
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- Distribution Transformer Demand: Understanding Demand Segmentation, Drivers, and Management Through 2050, NREL Fact Sheet (2024)
- Heliostat Consortium Annual Report: 2024, NREL Technical Report (2024)
- Tough Break: Many Factors Make Glass Breakage More Likely, NREL Technical Report (2024)
- Advancing Geothermal Research: Fiscal Year 2024 Accomplishments Report, NREL Book (2024)
- Evolving Competitive Markets in SAPP: Leveraging Competitive Wholesale Electricity Markets To Drive Renewable Generation Capacity in the Southern African Power Pool, NREL Technical Report (2024)