National Laboratory of the Rockies
The National Laboratory of the Rockies, formerly the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in the United States specializes in the research and development of renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy systems integration, and sustainable transportation.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Research institute
- Description: United States national renewable energy laboratory
- Also known as: “National Renewable Energy Laboratory”, “NLR”, “Nrel”, “NREL”, “SERI”, “Solar Energy Research Institution”, and “The National Renewable Energy Laboratory”
- Historically known as: “Solar Energy Research Institute”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colorado Amphitheater and Red Rocks College station.
Colorado Amphitheater
Ruins
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
The Colorado Amphitheater, also known as Structure #41, is a natural stone amphitheater built in 1935 to serve Camp George West of the Colorado National Guard. Colorado Amphitheater is situated 980 feet north of National Laboratory of the Rockies.
Red Rocks College station
Railway station
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
Red Rocks College station is an at-grade light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located alongside 6th Avenue at its intersection with Arbutus Drive in Lakewood, Colorado. Red Rocks College station is situated 1½ miles southeast of National Laboratory of the Rockies.
Colorado Railroad Museum
Museum
Photo: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Colorado Railroad Museum is a non-profit railroad museum. The museum is located along the former Colorado and Southern Railway line on 19.5 acres at a point where Clear Creek flows between North and South Table Mountains in Golden, Colorado. Colorado Railroad Museum is situated 2½ miles northwest of National Laboratory of the Rockies.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Pleasant View and East Pleasant View.
West Pleasant View
Village
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.
West Pleasant View is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
East Pleasant View
Locality
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.
East Pleasant View is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Golden
Photo: Alan Levine, CC BY 2.0.
Golden is a city in the Denver Area of Colorado. It sits at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and distance-wise is roughly halfway between the cities of Boulder and Denver.
National Laboratory of the Rockies
- Categories: laboratory and education
- Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“National Laboratory of the Rockies” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Վերականգնվող էներգիայի ազգային լաբորատորիա”
- Chinese: “国家再生能源实验室”
- Chinese: “国家可再生能源实验室”
- Chinese: “國家再生能源實驗室”
- Chinese: “國家可再生能源實驗室”
- Chinese: “美國國家可再生能源實驗室”
- Dutch: “National Renewable Energy Laboratory”
- French: “National Renewable Energy Laboratory”
- German: “National Renewable Energy Laboratory”
- German: “NREL”
- Italian: “National Renewable Energy Laboratory”
- Japanese: “国立再生可能エネルギー研究所”
- Korean: “국립재생에너지연구소”
- Persian: “آزمایشگاه ملی انرژی تجدیدپذیر”
- Portuguese: “National Renewable Energy Laboratory”
- Russian: “Национальная лаборатория по изучению возобновляемой энергии”
- Slovenian: “Nacionalni laboratorij za obnovljivo energijo”
- Slovenian: “National Renewable Energy Laboratory”
- Slovenian: “NREL”
- Spanish: “Laboratorio Nacional de Energías Renovables”
- Swedish: “National Laboratory of the Rockies”
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