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"In a move that is only surprising for the length of time it took them to make
it, the Trump administration has announced that it is renaming the famed
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to excise any mention of the
dreaded “renewable energy”.
In a statement published on Monday, the US Department of Energy (DoE) – which
is currently being led by Chris Wright, a former oil industry chief who
maintains that climate science is a hoax – announced that the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory would now be renamed the National Laboratory of the
Rockies (NLR).
It says this new name reflects the “laboratory’s expanding mission” under the
Trump administration.
“The energy crisis we face today is unlike the crisis that gave rise to NREL,”
said Audrey Robertson, assistant secretary of energy responsible for Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy. “We are no longer picking and choosing energy
sources.
“Our highest priority is to invest in the scientific capabilities that will
restore American manufacturing, drive down costs, and help this country meet
its soaring energy demand. The National Lab of the Rockies will play a vital
role in those efforts.”
The NREL was created in response to the 1973 oil crisis and was the first time
that the US took aim at tackling energy issues through a centre of innovation
to create and market new renewable energy policies.
Formerly known as the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) before its name
was changed to the more well-known NREL in the early 1990s, the Laboratory has
gone on to play a vital role in developing and integrating a broad array of
energy technologies not only in the United States, but around the globe.
But any government-run operation with a focus on renewable energy was always
going to be a target of the Trump administration and its anti-renewable,
pro-fossil fuel agenda."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
