Grid Modernization News

Jun 26, 2025, 08:00 by Julia Medeiros Coad

There is no bridge to the island of Martha’s Vineyard from mainland Massachusetts: If you want to get there, you have to take a ferry or plane.

Jun 24, 2025, 14:00 by Emily Mercer

NREL's new Procurement Analysis Tool helps energy buyers explore cost-effective, utility-scale electricity options tailored to their goals.

Jun 24, 2025, 11:00 by User Not Found

Deconstructing epoxy resins with hot acetic acid has the potential to provide a scalable and affordable solution for recycling a material used in a range of high-value consumer products, according to new research from the BOTTLE consortium.

Jun 24, 2025, 09:00 by Thomas Young

NREL is excited to announce the 30 local leaders that will join two new Energy to Communities (E2C) peer-learning cohorts covering electricity load growth and utility engagement.

Jun 18, 2025, 09:00 by Wayne Hicks

Researchers wanted to find out whether tomatoes would grow better using a specifically designed light filter that leverages a rapidly emerging photovoltaic cell technology that’s more flexible, lightweight, and inexpensive.

Jun 16, 2025, 09:00 by Rebecca Martineau

NREL researchers are exploring an alternative method in direct recycling, which aims to preserve and refurbish battery components for a more efficient and cost-effective process.

Jun 11, 2025, 09:00 by Connor O'Neil

More than 300 participants gathered in Golden, Colorado, at the U.S. Department of Energy’s NREL to strategize powering data centers during the 2025 NREL Partner Forum.

Jun 10, 2025, 09:30 by Rebecca Martineau

NREL researchers have developed and demonstrated a groundbreaking physics-informed neural network (PINN) model that can predict battery health nearly 1,000 times faster than traditional models.

Jun 5, 2025, 09:30 by User Not Found

NREL has selected 19 leaders to participate in its 2025 Executive Energy Leadership program.

Jun 3, 2025, 10:03 by Tara McMurtry

This NREL engineer is working with the laboratory’s marine energy team to develop a device called the small underwater research flap wave energy converter—or SURF-WEC, for short.

May 29, 2025, 08:58 by Kathy Cisar

Based on research initially funded by DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office, NREL granted Crysalis commercial licenses to three novel biological technologies to produce bio-based chemicals and fuels.

May 28, 2025, 10:39 by Jana Wiegand

NREL’s Marine Energy Technology Development Risk Management Framework gives marine energy researchers and developers a comprehensive process to break down their approach and any variables that may impede or accelerate their success.

May 21, 2025, 11:31 by Anna Nixon

Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Michelle Herrera has long known what she wanted to do when she grew up.

May 19, 2025, 11:02 by Brittany Enos

NREL's wave-powered desalination research is charting new waters by improving the robustness, reliability, and deployability of the hydraulic and electric reverse osmosis wave energy converter—or HERO WEC.

May 13, 2025, 09:52 by Aishwarya Krishnamoorthy

This year, the Transportation Secure Data Center turns 15 years old, continuing to increase the availability and usability of travel and transit surveys and studies from municipalities, transit agencies, and other entities that want to share their results while protecting participant privacy.

May 12, 2025, 11:35 by User Not Found

Eighteen teams earn division winner titles for solar and solar-plus-storage design proposals.

May 7, 2025, 11:08 by Molly Rettig

A team of NREL researchers and Tribal staff are tackling the problems as part of a $1 million award through the U.S. Housing and Urban Development's Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes.

May 7, 2025, 09:22 by Rory McIlmoil

In this installment of NREL's Tell Me Something Grid series, Rory McIlmoil, a researcher in NREL's Grid Planning and Analysis Center, shares how microgrids could unlock greater grid resilience in the wake of natural disasters like Hurricane Helene.

May 6, 2025, 13:27 by Jenn Fields

Turchi returned to NREL with a savvy outlook on concentrating solar power (CSP) systems analysis and innovation after serving as the principal investigator for a technology startup.

May 1, 2025, 12:42 by Connor O'Neil

Working with local quantum companies, an NREL team is developing benchmarks for quantum computers on the problems that are important to energy science, enabling NREL and industry to prioritize practical utility for the next generation of quantum software and hardware.