Grid Modernization News

Oct 25, 2015, 18:00 by User Not Found

Companies that rely on batteries for enhanced energy efficiency-including electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, solar and wind energy generation companies, and utilities-need to know how to use batteries most effectively. As investment in large-scale battery energy storage grows, it is also vital to know how long batteries will last in the field.

Oct 22, 2015, 18:00 by Heather Lammers

The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) continued to improve its environmental protection efforts at its South Table Mountain and National Wind Technology Center sites during 2014 by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adding bird-safety features to campus structures, and assessing environmental impacts of potential laboratory development.

Oct 20, 2015, 18:00 by Heather Lammers

Today, 18 finalist teams for the Little Box Challenge, presented by Google and the IEEE Power Electronics Society, converged at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to have their power inverters tested as part of a $1 million competition to build smaller devices for use in solar power systems.

Oct 19, 2015, 18:00 by George Douglas

The Alliance for Sustainable Energy (Alliance) today announced the appointment of Dr. Martin Keller as director of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and president of the Alliance which manages the laboratory for the Department of Energy.

Oct 18, 2015, 18:00 by Heather Lammers

Projections of potential energy futures are highly dependent on the assumptions associated with specific technologies, market conditions, and energy policies. A new framework from the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) that includes generation technology cost assumptions and an ensemble of future scenarios is being used to improve the robustness and comparability of electric sector analysis by the lab, academia and other entities in the energy analysis community.

Oct 7, 2015, 18:00 by Wayne Hicks

The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today dedicated its 700 bar hydrogen fueling station, the first of its kind in Colorado and in the national lab system, as part of a celebration of National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day.

Oct 6, 2015, 18:00 by Wayne Hicks

Pioneering buildings research uses NREL's new Comfort Suite to enable comfort-driven energy conservation.

Oct 4, 2015, 18:00 by Kelly Yaker

Oct 1, 2015, 18:00 by David Glickson

Dr. Daniel Laird will join the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory on Oct. 12 as director of the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC), the country’s premier wind energy technology research facility.

Sep 30, 2015, 18:00 by User Not Found

NREL is leading program efforts in support of the $2.3 million Lab-Corps pilot program, helping 14 entrepreneurial teams from eight U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national labs identify private sector opportunities for commercializing promising sustainable transportation, renewable power, and energy efficiency technologies.

Sep 30, 2015, 18:00 by Wayne Hicks

NREL is evaluating the in-service performance of hydraulic hybrid vehicles and comparable conven­tional diesel vehicles operated by Miami-Dade County's Public Works and Waste Management Department in Florida.

Sep 28, 2015, 18:00 by Devonie McCamey

New study uses a quantitative approach to characterize the integration-related costs of making changes to an existing grid.

Sep 22, 2015, 18:00 by Heather Lammers

Small businesses in the clean energy sector are invited to apply for assistance from the Energy Department’s national laboratories through the department’s new Small Business Vouchers Pilot.

Sep 14, 2015, 18:00 by User Not Found

Semi-automated truck platooning is just one of the many advances being tested and analyzed.

Sep 10, 2015, 18:00 by Wayne Hicks

Representatives of the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and China’s State Grid Energy Research Institute today signed a first-ever memorandum of understanding between the two organizations.

Sep 7, 2015, 18:00 by David Glickson

Thirty clean energy companies will present their business cases to a panel of investors and industry experts Nov. 3 and 4 in Denver, Colorado, as the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) hosts its annual Industry Growth Forum.

Sep 2, 2015, 18:00 by Wayne Hicks

Company formed to capitalize on electrochromic window research.

Aug 30, 2015, 18:00 by George Douglas

Dr. Dan E. Arvizu was honored at the 16th annual Wirth Chair Sustainability Awards Luncheon in Denver today for his longtime leadership at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The longest-serving director and chief executive in the research organization’s history, Arvizu is retiring after 10 years at its helm.

Aug 23, 2015, 18:00 by Kelly Yaker

A recent study performed by the National Wind Technology Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory is helping Norway-based Statoil prepare for the installation of what may be the world’s first multi-turbine floating offshore array.

Aug 19, 2015, 18:00 by Heather Lammers

The percentage of renewable electricity purchased by U.S. companies in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector is growing and will likely increase significantly by the start of the next decade, according to a first-ever analysis by the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).