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How do we advance technology to industry-scale? A new partnership between the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) and the University of Minnesota’s Natural Resources Research Institute aims to shorten the gap between promising discovery and real-world deployment. Then, one of NLR’s flagship products gets an update, helping users make more informed decisions. Finally, rural communities benefit from a field-tested solution to implement a microgrid approach, building energy resilience.  

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Read more on the stories in today’s episode:  

• NLR-NRRI Partnership Advances Industry-Scale Innovation and Process Demonstration 
• Electricity Annual Technology Baseline 2025 Update Now Available 
• As Local Power Grows, Utilities Reorganize for Resilience 
• Bill Tumas Named NLR Deputy Laboratory Director of Science and Technology 

This podcast is hosted by Jackson Fletcher, Kerrin Jeromin, Taylor Mankle, and Nataleah Small and written and produced by Hannah Halusker, Allison Montroy, and Kaitlyn Stottler. Editors are Joe DelNero, Brittany Falch, and Taylor Mankle. Graphics by Brittnee Gayet. Music by Ted Vaca and Chuck Kurnik, Jim Riley, and Mark Sanseverino of Drift BC. Peaks to Power is created by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies in Golden, Colorado. Email us at podcast@nlr.gov. Follow NLR on X, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Threads, and Facebook.