A Strong Energy Portfolio for a Strong America

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• A Strong Energy Portfolio for a Strong America

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DOE Implementing Office Complex
Richland
Idaho
Chicago
National Energy Tech. Lab
Golden Field Office
Ohio Field Office
Oak Ridge
Albuquerque
Savannah River
Operations office or service center
Field office
DOE National Labs
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DOE Field Elements
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Golden Field Office History
REGIONAL OFFICES CONSOLIDATED INTO GOLDEN AND NETL
YEAR
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Goldens Mission

• Contributing to the mission of the Office of
  Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by
  supporting technology development and technology
  transfer of energy efficiency and renewable
  energy technologies

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Energy for a Brighter Tomorrow
Goldens Vision

• We
• Forge alliances to promote energy security
• Develop a portfolio of renewable and alternative
  energy choices
• Provide exceptional service through
  collaboration, dedication and innovation with
  industry, academia, states and laboratory
  partners.
• in an environment that recognizes, respects
  and encourages individual contribution

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Goldens Functions

• Partner with industry and academia in joint
  projects to further development and facilitate
  commercialization of energy efficiency and
  renewable energy technologies
• Partner with state and local governments and
  local networks to facilitation the deployment of
  market ready technologies
• Develop and maintain partnerships to encourage
  the use of those technologies
• Administer the performance-based management
  contract for NREL

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Goldens Organization
States Coordinator Julie Riel
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Goldens Primary Roles

• Acquisition
• Financial Assistance
• Procurement services for EERE programs

• Management of EERE Deployment Projects
• State Energy and
  Weatherization
• Assistance programs
• EERE program deployment and outreach support

• Management of
• EERE RD Projects
• Technical field project management
• EERE program support

• Management
• Oversight of NREL
• Administration of the contract
• Federal stewardship of the investment

• Business Support
• Human resources
• Information technology
• NEPA
• Finance

• Professional Services
• Public affairs
• Legal counsel

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Golden is Critical Linkfrom Laboratory to
Consumer
NREL Golden Golden
Expertise Theoretical Technologies Emerging Technologies State-of-the-Art Technologies
DOE Funding Move Concepts to Prototypes Reduce Techno-economic Risk Deployment
Key Technical Staff Scientists and Engineers RDD Project Managers Marketing Transformation
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Goldens FTE Allocation
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Our Strengths

• Engineering and scientific expertise
• Project management experience
• Understanding of the needs and challenges of
  business
• Creating and maintaining partnerships with states
  and other key partners
• Skill in working with diverse groups of
  stakeholders
• Customer-service orientation

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Capabilities and Results

• Bringing together diverse partners to accomplish
  complex projects
• Coordinating laboratory assets to solve problems
• Working with entrepreneurs to refine concepts
• Helping businesses navigate procurement system
• Communicating the value of energy efficiency and
  renewable energy technologies to public
• Ensuring taxpayers get the most value for their
  research dollar

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Goldens Projects

• Technology Areas
• Photovoltaics
• Biomass Power
• Solar Thermal
• Wind
• Industrial Applications
• Geothermal
• Hydrogen
• Ethanol Fuels

• Other Initiatives
• FEMP
• State Science Initiative
• Inventions and Innovations
• Native American
• International
• Total 1,000

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Goldens Projects
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• Only Laboratory in the Nation Focused on
  Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Research
  and Development
• Premier Laboratory of Its Kind in the World
• Roughly 1250 People, Mostly Scientists and
  Engineers
• 200 Annual Budget Authority
• 180M Capital Investment on 600 Acres

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Location of Major DOE Laboratories
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental
Laboratory
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Ames Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory
National Energy Technology Laboratory
E. O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Sandia National Laboratory
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NRELs Research Areas

• Photovoltaics and electronic materials
• Wind technology
• Hydrogen
• Alternative fuels
• Buildings and thermal energy systems
• Chemical technologies and materials
• Transportation
• Basic sciences

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GOs Relationship with NREL

• Partnership approach
• DOE restrictions minimized
• Innovation and efficiency encouraged
• The result Consistently outstanding laboratory
  performance

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Budgets(in millions)
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The Ultimate Goals

• Enhanced national security
• A cleaner environment
• A sustainable future
• Energy for an energy-starved world
• Improved balance of trade
• Jobs for Americans

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US Energy Consumption
Source AEO 2004 tables (released in December
2003) based on US energy consumption. Overall
breakdown Table A1 (Total Energy Supply and
Disposition), and Renewable breakdown Table A18
(Renewable Energy, Consumption by Section and
Source
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GOs Relationship with Eastern States and their
EERE based programs

• Provides project management and contracting
  services for programs assigned to GO for
  portfolio management (eg. Wind, solar, biomass,
  etc.)
• Access/gateway to technical support from the
  National Renewable Energy Laboratory