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Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC

Alliance for Energy Innovation manages and operates the National Laboratory of the Rockies, a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory, for the department. ↗

HeadquartersGolden, Colorado ↗
LeadershipJud Virden, Alliance President ↗; Julie Baker, Alliance Senior Vice President ↗
EmployeesNearly 3,400 ↗
OwnershipBattelle and MRIGlobal ↗

Products

  • The National Laboratory of the Rockies is the Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for critical minerals, energy innovation and energy security. ↗
  • The laboratory runs the Energy Systems Integration Facility as a collaborative research facility. ↗
  • The Energy Materials and Processing at Scale Facility is due to be completed in 2027. ↗
  • The laboratory has more than 920 patented or patent-pending technologies available for licensing. ↗

Customers

  • The U.S. Department of Energy is the customer: the laboratory is operated for the department under Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308. ↗
  • The laboratory has more than 1,100 active partnerships with industry, universities, foundations and governments. ↗

More

  • On Dec. 1, 2025, the Department of Energy renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory the National Laboratory of the Rockies. ↗
  • The laboratory began as the Solar Energy Research Institute, created under the Solar Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act. ↗