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As the U.S. and the world continue to adopt more renewable and cleaner energies, the need for consistent standards and measurements increases. As the solar photovoltaic technology industry grows, there is a growing need for standards to enable the calibration of industry measurements and reliable calculations of energy output and efficiency. NIST also studies energy-efficient building technologies in a realistic home environment through the NIST Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility. NIST will continue to conduct extensive measurement research to track emissions, including developing sensors to measure temperature and greenhouse gas emissions. Similarly, NIST’s energy research encompasses not only traditional fuels but also alternative and renewable fuels which are growing in utility and in need of pre-standardization research.