Victor Kane reports that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories give the U.S. an undeniable strategic advantage in the global marketplace. The national labs use the most advanced technology and equipment, staffed by many of the best and brightest scientific minds, to perform groundbreaking scientific research. Each year, they develop more than 1,800 new inventions and receive more than 400 patents.
Technological breakthroughs at our national labs have fueled transformation science and engineering that has enhanced American prosperity, changed millions of lives, and served regional and local communities for more than 80 years. Many of the products you see every day came about as a result of a partnership between a national lab and a company, university, or other private organization. They have helped bring the Web to the U.S., shown that fusion is not fantasy, harvested energy from air, and put eyes in the sky. But not every lab innovation becomes part of our daily lives like these.
EERE Lab Impact team works to increase collaboration between the U.S. national laboratories and the private sector, harnessing innovation at the labs and helping ensure U.S. competitive advantage. Today, they kick-off Lab Impact Week and share highlights of collaborative projects between the labs and the private sector from years past. Stories this week include the following:
1. How a national lab helped a struggling 100-year-old business get back on its feet.
2. How the national labs and companies made it possible for the 1 millionth distributed solar photovoltaic system to be installed in 2016.
3. How top diesel engine manufacturers worked with a national lab to make cheaper, more energy efficient, and globally competitive models.
The Lab Impact team also helps bring the business mindset into the lab invention process, so that American scientific leadership becomes American economic growth.
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