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Encyclopedia > Midwest Research Institute

Midwest Research Institute (MRI) is an independent, not-for-profit, contract research organization based in Kansas City, MO. MRI was established in Kansas City in 1944 to provide research and development for industry. MRI performs research in the areas of National Defense, Health Sciences, Agriculture & Food Safety, Engineering, Environment, Information Technology, Energy, Biological Sciences and Analytical Chemistry. Kansas City is a city in Clay, Cass, Jackson, and Platte counties in Missouri. ...


The purpose of MRI is to provide solutions through scientific research, technology development, and technical services for the benefit of government, industry, and the public.


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Midwest Research Institute to Initiate New Energy Resource Alliance (437 words)
Kansas City, MO, February 28, 1997 -- Midwest Research Institute (MRI) announced today that it is embarking upon a new initiative to advance entrepreneurial enterprises working to expand the use of clean energy technologies.
"Since the formation of NREL's predecessor, the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) in 1977, MRI has been actively involved in the research, development and deployment of renewable energy technologies," said John McKelvey, president and chief executive officer of MRI.
MRI, based in Kansas City, is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides scientific and economic research for both public agencies and private industry.
Department of Energy - DOE Transfers $5 million to NREL, Jobs to be Restored (267 words)
WASHINGTON, DC – At the direction of Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman, $5 million was transferred to Midwest Research Institute, the operating contractor for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), over the weekend.
The department is working with Congress to restore funds to those accounts through one of several methods, including the deobligation of funds provided to several congressionally directed projects in 2001 and 2002 that have failed to make progress.
President Bush’s FY 2007 budget request seeks a 78 percent increase in solar energy research, a 65 percent increase in biomass research, and a 42 percent increase in hydrogen research – all core areas of research work done at NREL.
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