WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Department of Energy researchers have won 36 of the 100 awards given out this year by R&D Magazine for the most outstanding technology developments with promising commercial potential. The coveted awards are presented annually in recognition of exceptional new products, processes, materials or software developed throughout the world and introduced into the market the previous year.
"I want to congratulate this year's R&D 100 award winners. The Department of Energy's national laboratories and sites are at the forefront of innovation, and it is gratifying to see their work recognized once again," said Energy Secretary Steven Chu. "The cutting-edge research and development done in our national labs and facilities is helping to meet our energy challenges, strengthen our national security and enhance our economic competitiveness."
These awards highlight some of the successes made by the Department's national laboratories in technology transfer, moving basic research results into commercial products.
This year, scientists and engineers from 13 DOE National Laboratories and facilities will receive awards. Since 1962, when R&D Magazine's annual competition began, DOE has been the recipient of over 800 R&D 100 awards in areas such as energy, national security and basic scientific applications.
R&D 100 awards are selected by an independent panel of judges based on the technical significance, uniqueness and usefulness of projects and technologies from across industry, government and academia. View the complete list of R&D100 awards
A list of DOE's winning sites, technologies and corresponding press releases is below:
Argonne National Laboratory
Read more about these projects at : http://www.anl.gov/Media_Center/News/2011/news110622.html
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Read more about these projects at: http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/newsroom.asp
Idaho National Laboratory
Read more about these projects at: http://www.inl.gov
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Read more about these projects at: http://newscenter.lbl.gov/
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Read more about these projects at: https://www.llnl.gov/news/newsreleases/
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Read more about these projects at: www.lanl.gov
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Read more about these projects at: http://www.netl.doe.gov/publications/press/2011/110622-NETL_Earns_2011_R&D_100_Awards.html
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Read more about these projects at: http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2011/1452.html
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Read more about these projects at: http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/newsroom.cfm
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Read more about these projects at: http://www.pnl.gov/news/release.aspx?id=871
Sandia National Laboratories
Read more about these projects at: https://share.sandia.gov/news/resources/news_releases/
Savannah River National Laboratory
Read more about this project at: http://srnl.doe.gov/
Y-12 National Security Complex
Read more about this project at: http://www.y12.doe.gov/news/