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Carbon capture, quantum mechanical simulations, integrated gasification, and clean power—words like these mean the future of energy to NETL's in-house researchers. And as technology transfer professionals who gather NETL cutting-edge inventions to present a wide energy research portfolio, we find the excitement contagious.

Facilities and Capabilities

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As a federal laboratory, we welcome the opportunity to build mutually beneficial partnerships with industry, entrepreneurs, and other agencies. From nanotechnology and computer modeling to bench-scale testing and large-scale industrial process improvements, our laboratory has established a reputation for quality research and innovation. Working with NETL has many benefits. Our three state-of-the-art research sites located in Oregon, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia offer a wide range of facilities and capabilities with research in areas like hydrogen and clean fuels; oil and natural gas; coal and power systems; carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration; alloy development; and performance testing. NETL is one of the few places in the world where research in all of these areas can be conducted at one laboratory. Additionally, NETL researchers work side-by-side with researchers from URS Corporation, NETL's site support research contractor, and colleagues from our Regional University Alliance, giving our laboratory significant federal, industrial, and academic expertise in energy research.

Technology Transfer Mechanisms

An NETL/Boston Scientific-developed platinum/chromium alloy is highly x-ray visible and has improved physical property for producing improved human coronary stents (image courtesy of Boston Scientific).

We want to see these technologies reach the commercial marketplace and we utilize a variety of mechanisms to help this happen. Licenses, cooperative research and development agreements (CRADAs), contributed funds agreements, and non-disclosure agreements are a few examples. CRADAs offer attractive intellectual property provisions such as joint intellectual property ownership and an exclusive license option. Our license royalty structures are never based on a for-profit business strategy. And, as a government laboratory, our researchers are automatically obligated by law to protect your proprietary information as well as agreement-generated data. Teaming together through partnerships will help solve our nation's energy problems while giving the U.S. a competitive edge in global competition. Visit NETL's Available Technologies page and join us in our mission to foster innovation!

Contact

For more information regarding NETL's Technology Transfer Group, e-mail us at techtransfer@netl.doe.gov.

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