Grid Modernization News

Feb 28, 2024, 17:00 by Wayne Hicks

A next-generation biorefinery model holds the potential to produce biofuels and chemicals through a process that researchers say has proven to be more efficient in converting plant biomass.

Feb 28, 2024, 17:00 by Wayne Hicks

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Feb. 20 honored staffers from NREL for their work on five major projects with far-reaching implications.

Feb 28, 2024, 17:00 by Mariah Cox

RunZero was selected as the first solution provider to participate in Cohort 2, through which their technology will be evaluated in the Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) Cyber Range.

Feb 28, 2024, 17:00 by Erik F. Ringle

Over the next 12 months, BOTTLE will scale the process to produce several pounds of PHA fiber, which The North Face will test and evaluate for use in its product lines.

Feb 28, 2024, 17:00 by Courtney Hausler

The REopt team at NREL has significantly enhanced the publicly available REopt web tool and its underlying open-source code, providing more powerful capabilities.

Feb 28, 2024, 09:00 by Tim Meehan

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the winners of the first phase of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Clean Energy Education Prize Partnerships Track.

Feb 27, 2024, 17:00 by Justin Daugherty

Pathways to sustainable biofuels are within view as computational models solve key challenges.

Feb 26, 2024, 17:00 by Jeffrey Wolf

NREL is working with the Kern Community College District in a partnership that aims to bring more education and training opportunities for clean energy technologies into the communities.

Feb 26, 2024, 17:00 by Kapil Duwadi and Erik Pohl

India is transforming its power system, with distributed energy resources playing a major role in the country’s decarbonization journey. NREL grid analysts Kapil Duwadi and Erik Pohl discuss their roles on a team working with India’s state utilities to manage rapid distributed energy resource growth with customized tools and solutions to ensure safe and reliable grid integration.

Feb 26, 2024, 17:00 by Justin Daugherty

Tools help energy leaders learn essential skills in modeling power systems and provide a "how-to" guide on operating and maintaining battery energy storage systems.

Feb 26, 2024, 17:00 by Anna Nixon

Senior polymer science researcher and group manager Nicholas Rorrer currently leads a team of NREL researchers working to replace the heavy, resource-intensive steel parts in vehicles with recyclable carbon fiber composites.

Feb 25, 2024, 17:00 by Carol Laurie

The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has issued a request for proposals under the Competitiveness Improvement Project to support commercialization and market expansion of small and medium wind turbine technology.

Feb 20, 2024, 17:00 by User Not Found

Participants in a workshop organized by NREL agree on the importance of mitigating degradation rates for the continuing rollout of clean technologies.

Feb 20, 2024, 17:00 by Caitlin McDermott Murphy

In NREL's latest Manufacturing Masterminds Q&A, Kerry Rippy explains why she chose chemistry over literature, why carbon capture cannot be our only decarbonization solution, and how the mining industry could reduce emissions with the rocks it already digs up.

Feb 19, 2024, 17:00 by Christin Jeffers

Transit and school bus fleets across the nation are working hard to incorporate clean transportation solutions that help communities meet decarbonization goals and improve local health outcomes.

Feb 19, 2024, 17:00 by User Not Found

The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory announced the list of 40 presenters for the 2024 NREL Industry Growth Forum today.

Feb 19, 2024, 17:00 by Jeffrey Wolf

Through its IN2 demonstration, NREL is helping BlocPower assess how its technical capabilities can perform in the field.

Feb 18, 2024, 17:00 by Courtney Hausler

The Distributed Energy Resource Cybersecurity Framework (DER-CF) emerges as a crucial tool in assessing and fortifying solar cybersecurity, offering a comprehensive platform for self-assessment and addressing vulnerabilities in behind-the-meter DER systems, with ongoing enhancements promising a more secure energy future.

Feb 18, 2024, 17:00 by Tara McMurtry

Angel McCoy started her career as a meteorologist, which put her on the path that led to her current role at NREL supporting the regulatory process for offshore wind energy in the United States.

Feb 14, 2024, 17:00 by Kelly MacGregor

The winners of the U.S. Department of Energy 2023 Geothermal Collegiate Competition rose to the top by innovating to meet community energy needs through clean, renewable geothermal heating and cooling.