Grid Modernization News

Sep 13, 2023, 18:00 by Christin Jeffers

It has never been easier to locate a public charging station but finding one that functions properly can still be a frustrating reality for many electric vehicle (EV) owners.

Sep 13, 2023, 18:00 by Ryan Horns

When Joby Aviation wanted to figure out the environmental impact of its future all-electric aerial ride-hailing service, NREL helped provide a technological bird's eye view.

Sep 13, 2023, 18:00 by Susannah Shoemaker

Buildings are responsible for 40% of total energy use in the United States, including 75% of all electricity use and 35% of the nation's carbon emissions. Although today's decarbonization efforts often focus on renewable electricity or electric vehicles, decarbonizing the building stock is also essential.

Sep 12, 2023, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

Hydropower is an often overlooked and misunderstood form of clean energy, but the Spark Squad is here to change all that.

Sep 10, 2023, 18:00 by Jeffrey Wolf

Three companies recently completed the inaugural cohort of the Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator (CECA): Sierra Nevada Corporation, Blue Ridge Networks, and Xage Security.

Sep 10, 2023, 18:00 by User Not Found

Perovskite solar cells should be subjected to a combination of stress tests simultaneously to best predict how they will function outdoors, according to researchers at NREL.

Sep 7, 2023, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

Find out how researchers are helping four marine energy industry partners prepare their devices to face the waves at Oregon's PacWave South.

Sep 6, 2023, 18:00 by Susannah Shoemaker

In early July, 65 researchers from 16 countries gathered in a quiet town just outside of Grenoble in the northern French Alps.

Sep 6, 2023, 18:00 by Connor O'Neil

On the brink of extraordinary energy investments, partners from utilities, companies, and cities gathered at NREL's 7th Partner Forum, August 21-23, to discuss how to navigate the complex challenges of future energy systems through technological integration and detailed planning.

Sep 5, 2023, 18:00 by Harrison Dreves

In the darkness of night, NREL is prototyping a new device that could cut time and costs for inspections of solar installations after potentially damaging weather.

Aug 30, 2023, 18:00 by Jeffrey Wolf

In late 2003, Walmart approached NREL with a project whose goal was to discover failures as much as successes. It would spark a now two-decade-and-counting partnership.

Aug 29, 2023, 18:00 by Mariah Cox

To support the utilities powering rural America in fortifying their systems against cyber threats, DOE's Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance (RMUC) Program launched the Advanced Cybersecurity Technology (ACT) 1 Prize.

Aug 29, 2023, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

In a recent study published in Renewable Energy, NREL and PNNL researchers presented a more comprehensive and accurate methodology to measure the wave energy available in ocean sites around the world.

Aug 23, 2023, 18:00 by Tiffany Plate

Hydropower systems will be vital to our transition to a clean-energy-powered grid. The new virtual Renewable Energy Discovery Island demonstrates hydropower's potential—a potential that NREL researchers are working hard to optimize.

Aug 22, 2023, 18:00 by User Not Found

Ten advancements that represent the full uniqueness, foresight, and continued importance of NREL's Energy Systems Integration Facility.

Aug 21, 2023, 18:00 by User Not Found

R&D World magazine presented NREL with two of its annual R&D 100 Awards for research innovations.

Aug 21, 2023, 18:00 by Anna Squires

With help from commercial vehicle researchers from NREL, a small commercial salmon troller named I Gotta will soon make history as one of the first low-emissions fishing vessels ever deployed in Alaska.

Aug 20, 2023, 18:00 by Wayne Hicks

New studies leveraging conceptual designs of offshore wind turbines point to how their drivetrains could change in the near future to produce more power while lowering costs, according to a new report by NREL and General Electric Research.

Aug 16, 2023, 18:00 by Anna Nixon

Join NREL in celebrating the partnerships working to bring sustainability to the skies—past, present, and future.

Aug 16, 2023, 18:00 by User Not Found

Closed-loop pumped storage hydropower systems rank as having the lowest potential to add to the problem of global warming for energy storage when accounting for the full impacts of materials and construction, according to analysis conducted at NREL.