Grid Modernization News

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.

Aug 15, 2023, 18:00 by Tiffany Plate

The Make a Splash Photo and Video Contest invites competitors to submit captivating photos and videos that showcase water power as a source renewable energy.

Aug 14, 2023, 18:00 by Ernie Tucker

Less than six months after joining NREL, computational researcher Julie Bessac was chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for funding under the DOE Office of Science's 2023 Early Career Research Program.

Aug 14, 2023, 18:00 by User Not Found

The new Renewable Energy Materials Properties Database, the development of which was led by NREL, compiles information on materials used in wind and solar power plants.

Aug 9, 2023, 18:00 by Connor O'Neil

Cordova, Alaska, has historic collaboration from the U.S. Department of Energy that changed the city's electrical system into a model for resilient and modern technology.

Aug 8, 2023, 18:00 by Nataleah Small

"Transforming Energy: The NREL Podcast" shares news about research at the laboratory and the ways NREL's work is impacting the clean energy space in biweekly, 15-minute episodes.

Aug 8, 2023, 18:00 by Josh McCormack and Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

A new capability installed at NREL's Flatirons Campus can mimic ocean motions, including waves up to 8 feet high, and supports devices weighing about as much as a small RV.

Aug 7, 2023, 18:00 by Kelly MacGregor

The GCC invites teams from collegiate institutions to develop real-world geothermal solutions for communities while competing for $10,000 in cash prizes and gaining resume experience in the renewable energy industry.

Aug 3, 2023, 18:00 by Ernie Tucker

NREL Distinguished Researcher Andrew Ferguson had a chemistry kit as a boy but never imagined that it would lead to a science career—he preferred playing golf.

Aug 3, 2023, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

Learn more about how recent changes to federal and state regulations are impacting the Hydropower Regulatory and Permitting Information Desktop (RAPID) Toolkit.