The Lab presented its research in Gasification Systems, Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Turbines, Sensors and Controls, Simulation-Based Engineering, University Training and Research and Reversible Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, technologies that will help realize a decarbonized economy and power sector, during the 2024 FECM/NETL Spring R&D Project Review Meeting in Pittsburgh April 23-25.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is recognizing outstanding entrepreneurs and small businesses during National Small Businesses Week, April 28 – May 4. The SBA’s Office of Advocacy reports that over 99% of all firms in the United States are small businesses. Small businesses are the lifeblood that keeps the American economy functioning. Small businesses drive innovation, create jobs, and play an important role in supporting their local communities.

NETL will present its research in Gasification Systems, Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Turbines, Sensors and Controls, Simulation-Based Engineering, University Training and Research and Reversible Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, technologies that will help realize a decarbonized economy and power sector, during the 2024 FECM/NETL Spring R&D Project Review Meeting in Pittsburgh April 23-25.

Representatives of the Womanium Foundation, an organization that encourages girls and women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), visited NETL along with officials of the Naval Nuclear Laboratory’s Pittsburgh-based Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory to discuss potential collaborative efforts.

Technology transfer officials from 13 Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories converged on NETL in Morgantown, West Virginia to exchange ideas, share successes related to efforts to move new energy technologies from laboratories to the marketplace, and meet with key NETL leaders.

Martin Webler, a business management specialist within NETL’s Technology Development Center (TDC), will retire at the end of March. During his 14-year tenure with the Lab he worked by the creed “People make jobs,” helping NETL grow, expand and change with the times.

NETL will showcase ongoing work by researchers from the public and private sectors to identify and address the nation’s greatest energy, environmental and economic challenges during the 2024 NETL Resource Sustainability Project Review Meeting, scheduled for April 2-4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

NETL experts in the field of carbon management participated in the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) conference this week in Houston, Texas, where leaders from research institutions, universities and industry demonstrated the ongoing need for skilled petroleum geologists, geophysicists and engineers to help define the future of carbon management.

Marshall Middle School Team 1 captured first place at the Western Pennsylvania Science Bowl (WPASB) middle school competition, which was held Saturday, March 2, at the Community College of Allegheny County-South Campus in West Mifflin.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has named Marianne Walck, Ph.D., as the new director of NETL.