National Energy Technology Laboratory

The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is an energy research laboratory owned and operated by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy. NETL focuses on applied research for the clean production and use of domestic energy resources. As part of DOE’s national laboratory system, NETL supports DOE’s mission to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States. Through onsite and contracted research, NETL researches, develops, and demonstrates technologies to resolve the supply, efficiency, and environmental constraints of producing and using fossil energy resources, while maintaining their affordability. The published results of NETL’s research supply the analysis and insight for policymakers to provide direction and funds to meet national energy goals.

NETL shapes, funds, and manages contracted research in the United States and more than 40 foreign countries through arrangements with corporations, small businesses, universities, non-profit organizations, and other national laboratories and government agencies. This work is augmented by onsite applied research in computational and basic sciences, energy system dynamics, geological and environmental systems, and materials science.