Published: January 28, 2019 |

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NETL researcher Ben Chorpening speaks about advanced optical fiber senors for Next-Gen Systems.
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Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steven Winberg is pictured with NETL researchers at Wednesday's event.
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The National Energy Technology Laboratory celebrated more than 30 science and technology accomplishments for 2018 Wednesday with an interactive poster session focused on key research priorities that promote safe, reliable and affordable energy nationwide.

Officials attending the event at the Morgantown site were Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steven Winberg, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Clean Coal and Carbon Management Lou Hrkman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil and Natural Gas Shawn Bennett, as well as university partners to the event.

“Our country’s long history of economic progress has relied on abundant and secure energy, which is widely available and environmentally responsible. To continue to rely on clean, abundant energy requires a journey of sustained technology development,” NETL Director Brian J. Anderson said. “The exceptional achievements we’re celebrating today deliver on our vital mission to discover, integrate and mature technology solutions that enhance the nation’s energy foundation and protect the environment for future generations.”

A broad range of NETL researchers shared their work at the S&T Accomplishments Session, which demonstrated how the lab’s unique facilities and core science and engineering capabilities are being applied to solve the nation’s most pressing fossil energy challenges.

These include: Improving the performance, reliability and efficiency of the existing coal-fired power fleet; advancing the next generation of modular, highly efficient and flexible coal-fired power plants; reducing the cost of captured carbon and putting it to work for America; creating new jobs, products and markets for coal; and leveraging big data and machine learning to unlock the nation’s vast unconventional oil and gas reserves.

“Our creativity in expanding the state of knowledge, innovation in applying these advances in the creation of new energy systems and our willingness to invest both human and financial resources in this endeavor will empower us to make progress against these complex challenges,” Anderson said.

NETL — a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory that produces technological solutions for America’s energy challenges — has research sites in Albany, Oregon, Morgantown and Pittsburgh.

Source: WV News

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