Grid Modernization News

Dec 30, 2024, 17:00 by Aishwarya Krishnamoorthy

NREL will be in the spotlight at the 104th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board this month.

Dec 29, 2024, 17:00 by Kyle Duff

NREL experts leverage energy analysis and modeling tools to support community energy transitions.

Dec 29, 2024, 17:00 by User Not Found

These 20 stories highlight some of the laboratory's most impactful moments from 2024.

Dec 29, 2024, 17:00 by Wayne Hicks

Two researchers from NREL have been named fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The New York-based organization bestowed the honor this fall to Zhiwen Ma and Bidzina Kekelia. Both men are senior engineers, and each holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering.

Dec 29, 2024, 17:00 by User Not Found

The staff of what is now NREL owes a considerable debt to former President Jimmy Carter. NREL was originally known as the Solar Energy Research Institute, founded in 1977 by the Carter administration.

Dec 23, 2024, 17:00 by Tim Meehan

JISEA Sustainable Agriculture Catalyzer convenes stakeholders to inform agricultural sustainability and resilience.

Dec 22, 2024, 17:00 by Sara Fall

Community solar—a solar energy deployment model that allows customers to buy or lease part of a larger shared solar photovoltaic (PV) system—is a growing area of PV development.

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

NREL's partnerships with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of State, and countries and organizations across the globe are accelerating social, technical, and economic development worldwide.

Dec 18, 2024, 17:00 by Anna Squires

A collaboration between NREL and Purdue University to create an optimized hydraulic system for farm tractors could increase their hydraulic efficiency by 50%.

Dec 18, 2024, 17:00 by Jenn Fields

DOE Office of Science-funded programs connect NREL researchers with students and faculty from historically underrepresented institutions, expanding the pool of American universities training the next generation of scientists and building research capacity at these institutions.

Dec 18, 2024, 08:24 by Anya Breitenbach

Bringing new technologies to market is not for the faint at heart. Slow down and you might lose development momentum.

Dec 17, 2024, 17:00 by Justin Daugherty

Brooks Tellekamp found his way to science through his high school's computing infrastructure. He helped the school's information technology expert, a retired Honeywell engineer who had worked on NASA contracts, to address computing infrastructure needs.

Dec 17, 2024, 17:00 by Ernie Tucker

Because of her curiosity and expertise, she was selected as one of NREL's 2024 Distinguished Members of Research Staff.

Dec 16, 2024, 17:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy, Jana Wiegand

In this latest Manufacturing Masterminds Q&A, Kat Knauer shares how a backyard fire ant invasion led her to science, what a chief technology officer does, and how the BOTTLE consortium is working with Amazon, Patagonia, and other companies to design more planet-friendly plastics.

Dec 16, 2024, 17:00 by Tara McMurtry

Explore the fascinating world of wave energy with Salman Husain, a lifelong engineer tackling marine energy's toughest challenges. Discover how his passions for problem solving and global stewardship shape his quest for a sustainable future.

Dec 15, 2024, 17:00 by User Not Found

The Federal Energy Management Program's distributed energy resource cybersecurity framework supports power sector resilience in the Caribbean and beyond.

Dec 11, 2024, 17:00 by Tim Meehan

A new NREL study further examines key factors and segmentation behind transformer demand growth through 2050.

Dec 11, 2024, 17:00 by Nataleah Small

Michelle Slovensky was honored for her groundbreaking leadership and named one of the year's thirteen Distinguished Members of Operations Staff.

Dec 4, 2024, 17:00 by Justin Daugherty

The Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator program, in partnership with DOE's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response and utilities, aims to decrease cybersecurity risk in the electric sector by expediting the deployment of emerging operational technology security technologies.

Dec 3, 2024, 17:00 by Moriah Petty

Through the Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership, NREL will support advanced microgrid development and optimization in isolated areas.