2017 Annual Report

If yesterday’s dreams are today’s accomplishments, as one philosopher once suggested, then the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is a place where that transition occurs on a regular basis. We work to turn ideas into demonstrable technologies that will help the nation realize the full value of its domestic energy resource; attain energy dominance; and reinvigorate jobs, manufacturing and the energy infrastructure for a bright and productive future. The pages of this annual report for fiscal year 2017 offer testimony to the progress made toward those objectives. 

At NETL, we have assembled a team of professionals with focused expertise to drive accomplishments and provided them with the right tools and facilities to help them reach their research goals and attain far-ranging benefits to the American public. Our team has the drive and skill to improve the nation’s manufacturing competitiveness, inform energy policy makers with unbiased research information, manage public-private research partnerships that enhance our energy infrastructure, expand energy production, and unlock future resources.

NETL’s portfolio features nearly 1,400 nationwide energy research activities that engage experts and facilities in the private sector, government, and some of the nation’s most prestigious research universities. By leveraging resources and blending skills and knowledge, we are maximizing technology transfer for public benefit, educating future researchers, and, perhaps most importantly, discovering, developing, integrating, and deploying energy technologies that address the nation’s energy challenges.

NETL is a valuable resource for the nation, and I am proud to lead our talented and driven group of energy innovators. NETL and its predecessor labs have been at the center of technology development for more than a century, consistently creating safe, affordable technical solutions that satisfy the world’s need for energy. We are committed to continuing this important work. 

I invite you to read the accomplishment highlights from the past year of NETL’s success in the 2017 Annual Report.