Alternative Energy/IP Profile of non-profit companies in AE

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What are the 5 to 10 biggest non-profit companies in this field?

NREL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• The flagship of the national laboratory system supported by the U.S. Department of Energy through its Office of Science for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development (R&D).
  
• Located in Golden, Colorado with prime siting for research in solar technology, wind technology and geothermal technology.
  
• The lab focuses on the following R&D competencies: Renewable electricity conversion and delivery systems, renewable fuels formulation and delivery, efficient and integrated energy systems, strategic energy analysis.
• The lab's targeted technologies are:
  • Advanced Vehicles and Fuels
    
  • Biomass
    
  • Buildings
    
  • Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
    
  • Electric Infrastructure Systems
    
  • Geothermal
    
  • Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
    
  • Solar Photovoltaics
    
  • Wind
    
• The lab runs a premier wind energy research lab, the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC), and conducts groundbreaking solar PV research in conjunction with universities and the solar industry. They do not conduct research in tidal energy technology.
  
• NREL, through its funding from the Department of Energy, runs a number of national projects and programs on the federal, state, and community level. They focus on efficiency solutions, policy solutions, and technology solutions.
  
• The lab also provides GIS maps of the United States with wind, solar, hydrogen and biomass resource qualities by region. The maps are free to the public from their website.
  
• The lab holds 105 solar technology patents and 5 wind technology patents, which are available for licensing.
• http://www.nrel.gov/
  

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

• "Berkeley Lab is a national laboratory supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by the University of California (UC). The lab is charged with conducting unclassified research across a wide range of scientific disciplines." Sustainable energy is one of their main disciplines.
  
• The lab focuses mainly on solar energy used to produce biofuels through a simulated photosynthetic process, and bioenergy and biofuels for transportation.
  
• http://www.lbl.gov/

ACORE, American Council on Renewable Energy

• "ACORE is an organization of member companies and institutions that are dedicated to moving renewable energy into the mainstream of America’s economy, ensuring the success of the renewable energy industry while helping to build a sustainable and independent energy future for the nation."[1]
  
• http://www.acore.org/front
  

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Understand and identify cases where these companies are “experimenting” or “adopting” commons based approaches

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Identify these cases and treat them as entities that will also be placed in our mapping device (the quadrants).

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Identify what non-profits are the “Microsofts” of the field and what companies are the “IBMs” of the field.(Use the questionnaire to guide your research when appropriate - Carol will select specific relevant and helpful questions)

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