Impacts
Read about the impacts of NREL's innovations in computational science.
Awards
NREL's scientific and high-performance computing innovations have been recognized by industry and the scientific community.

2018 Data Center Dynamics Eco-Sustainability Award
NREL's high-performance computing data center won the prestigious 2018 Data Center Dynamics Data Center Eco-Sustainability Award, bolstering the lab's status as a world leader in data center efficiency and sustainability. Referred to as the Oscars of the data center industry, the annual DCD Global Awards recognize the industry's top data center projects and people. NREL was honored for its showcase facility for data center sustainability that demonstrates best practices in energy efficiency, waste heat capture, and use of component-level warm-water liquid cooling.
2018 Federal Energy and Water Management Award

2014 R&D 100 Award and R&D Magazine Editor's Choice Award
Research Highlights
Read about high-impact projects powered by NREL's computational science capabilities.
Eastern Renewable Generation Integration Study

ExaWind
In The News
Read highlighted press coverage of NREL's computational science achievements.
NREL ‘Eagle’ Supercomputer to Advance Energy Tech R&D, HPCwire
Radio Free HPC Looks at NREL’s new Eagle Supercomputer, InsideHPC
New Open-Access Materials Database Could Save Research Time, Spur Material Science Advances, The American Ceramic Society
NREL Opens Large Database of Inorganic Thin-Film Materials, Solar Magazine
HPE and NREL Take Steps to Create a Sustainable, Energy-Efficient Data Center with an H2 Fuel Cell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise blog
NREL and Partners Highlight Collaboration and Explore Future During Partner Week, NREL news feature story highlighting the lab's partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
17 Labs in 17 Minutes, U.S. Department of Energy Direct Current podcast featuring NREL Computational Science Center Director Steve Hammond
Innovative Strategy Advances Renewable Energy Research, Creates World's Most Energy-Efficient Data Center, Scientific Computing
NREL Supercomputer Tackles Grid Challenges, Phys.org
New Ultra-Efficient HPC Data Center Debuts, Phys.org
Partnerships
NREL's computational science experts are partnering with industry at the ESIF to tackle critical energy challenges using high-performance computing and visualization.

Abengoa

Asetek

Hewlett-Packard

LiquidCool Solutions
