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Renewable Energy Integration

NREL researches and develops ways to integrate renewable energy technologies into the electric power system. Examples of these renewable technologies include wind and solar.

Wind Systems Integration

Learn about NREL's work with wind systems integration.

Solar Energy Systems Integration

As solar technologies provide a larger part of the U.S. electricity supply, it is increasingly important to integrate them seamlessly into the nation's electric power grid. This will require new ways of thinking about how the country generates and distributes electricity and new technologies that make it simple, safe, and reliable for solar electricity to feed into the grid.

Systems integration for solar technologies addresses the technical barriers to wide-scale deployment of these technologies on the grid by funding solar companies to develop smarter technologies, supporting testing and demonstration at national laboratories and in the field, developing new codes and standards, and removing economic barriers.

Workshops on Solar Energy Systems Integration

NREL sponsors workshops on renewable and electrical systems integration as well as advanced distribution technologies and operating concepts. Find workshop descriptions and proceedings from the links below.