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Cooperative Research and Development Final Report
In accordance with Requirements set forth in Article XI.A(3) of the CRADA document, this document is
the final CRADA report, including a list of Subject Inventions, to be forwarded to the Office of Science
and Technical Information as part of the commitment to the public to demonstrate results of federally
funded research.
CRADA number: CRD-04-00147
CRADA Title: Wind Turbine R&D and Certification Services
Parties to the Agreement: Underwriters Laboratories Inc. + NREL
Joint Work Statement Funding Table showing DOE commitment:Estimated Costs NREL
Shared Resources
Year 1 $60,000.0
Year 2 $ 00.0
Year 3 $ 00.0
TOTALS $60,000.0Abstract of CRADA work:
NREL and Underwriters Laboratories Inc. are developing a domestic certification program for the
US wind and photovoltaic (PV) industry. NREL has previously surveyed US certification bodies and
concluded that Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) could offer the most value to an emerging
electrical wind generation and PV industry. UL's experience and expertise in the electrical safety
and certification business is recognized worldwide and offers credibility to any product bearing its
mark. With UL's expertise in electrical and mechanical systems, it clearly has the technical ability
to immediately meet the certification needs of both industries. All these facts make a partnership
between NREL and UL a logical choice to facilitate domestic wind turbine industry development,
PV industry growth and implement a successful Certification processes.
Summary of Research Results:
During the performance of this CRADA, NREL provided detailed training to several UL staff
members to enable UL to conduct a variety of tests and design evaluations on commercial wind
turbines. This training enabled UL to initially assist in testing and design evaluations. Eventually,
UL was capable of conducting tests and design evaluations independently of NREL. In addition,
UL certified one, US-manufactured wind turbine, and provided UL-approval of several aspects of1
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