Golden Field Office

The Golden Field Office was designated a Department of Energy (DOE) field office in December 1992 to provide the Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) with enhanced capability to develop and commercialize renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies. **What We Do** Golden's mission is to support CMEI as its Business Service Center by awarding grants and contracts for renewable energy projects, facilitating research and development (R&D) partnerships to support those technologies, and overseeing the [National Laboratory of the Rockies](https://www.nrel.gov/ "Read more about National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)") (NLR), the only national lab solely dedicated to researching and developing renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. Federal and contractor staff award and manage grants. Staff members also ensure that the legal, environmental and administrative elements of projects and contracts meet regulatory requirements. The awards provide funding to industry, non-profits, academia and DOE's national laboratories to support R&D projects in areas like photovoltaics (solar cells), wind energy, biomass and biofuels, hydrogen and fuel cells, advanced vehicles and industrial and building energy efficiency. Golden-based staff also helps implement the State Energy Program and Weatherization Assistance Program and support CMEI with technology deployment activities. Employees have expertise in engineering, scientific research, project management, procurement, finance, information systems, environmental protection, safety, law and human resource management.