NREL Signs Agreement with China’s National Utility
Engineering360 News Desk | September 11, 2015Representatives of the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and China's State Grid Energy Research Institute signed a memorandum of understanding between the two organizations on September 11.
The State Grid Energy Research Institute (SGERI), located in Beijing, is a unit of China's national utility, State Grid Corp. of China (SGCC). China has announced plans to strengthen its national grid so that it can more effectively deliver electricity generated by both conventional and renewable methods.
The agreement lays out a general framework for coordination between the two organizations, and is intended to spark discussions for creating more specific R&D collaborations in the future.
The scope of the agreement includes research project coordination, energy systems integration, power market design, site visits and personnel exchanges.
A potential outcome resulting from the two organizations working together could be the creation of a partnership to inform policymakers about energy and sustainable development.
NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. NREL is operated for the Energy Department by The Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC.