Grid Modernization News

Jul 25, 2023, 18:00 by Harrison Dreves

Four communities received funding to support adoption of permitting solution that speeds residential solar adoption.

Jul 24, 2023, 18:00 by Ernie Tucker

NREL Distinguished Researcher Justin Johnson is attuned to his natural surroundings—and his scientific career path reflects that awareness.

Jul 20, 2023, 18:00 by Ernie Tucker

NREL Distinguished Researcher Matt Keyser values recycling and upcycling—whether with used lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries or the invasive lionfish he spears while scuba diving.

Jul 20, 2023, 18:00 by Tiffany Plate

Twenty-five local education agencies were awarded $100,000 at the close of the first phase of the American-Made Energy CLASS Prize. Teams will now receive training and personalized coaching to implement health and efficiency upgrades in their schools.

Jul 18, 2023, 18:00 by Wayne Hicks

Sound waves could play a part in making III-V solar cells more affordable for earth-bound applications, according to newly published research led by scientists at NREL.

Jul 17, 2023, 18:00 by Rebecca Martineau

From race car drivers to battery engineers, human nature drives us to push the boundaries of speed, performance, and efficiency in pursuit of excellence. Researchers are applying this determination and focus to optimize lithium-ion batteries for faster electric vehicle charging.

Jul 17, 2023, 18:00 by Ernie Tucker

Distinguished Researcher Manajit Sengupta leads Solar Measurement and Modeling at NREL, and his group maintains expertise in solar and atmospheric resource measurement, modeling, and forecasting for renewable energy applications.

Jul 16, 2023, 18:00 by Connor O'Neil

The power system is so complex that even supercomputers struggle to efficiently solve certain optimization problems. But quantum computers might fare better, and now researchers can explore that prospect thanks to a software interface between quantum computers and grid equipment.

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

A bifacial perovskite solar cell, which allows sunlight to reach both sides of the device, holds the potential to produce higher energy yields at lower overall costs, according to scientists at NREL.

Jul 13, 2023, 18:00 by Ernie Tucker

Alberta (Birdie) Carpenter, one of seven newly named NREL Distinguished Researchers, enjoys science but also embraces unexpected opportunities.

Jul 11, 2023, 18:00 by Emily Mercer

The newly launched Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize, a $5.1 million competition administered by NREL, aims to help the country develop a cost-effective and sustainable domestic recycling industry for two high-impact categories of wind turbine materials to create a circular U.S. wind energy economy.

Jul 10, 2023, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

In this Manufacturing Masterminds Q&A, Sam Reese shares how she ended up traveling around the world and how she is sharing her fix-it mindset with her kids.

Jul 4, 2023, 18:00 by Holly Darrow

The USAID-NREL Partnership's Advanced Energy Partnership for Asia pioneered a first-of-its-kind floating photovoltaic assessment for Southeast Asia, accompanied by a publicly available data set in the Renewable Energy (RE) Data Explorer.

Jul 2, 2023, 18:00 by Natasha Headland

As electric bicycle sales continue to outpace electric car sales, programs across the nation are turning to NREL's Open Platform for Agile Trip Heuristics (NREL OpenPATH) tool to inform incentive programs for electric bicycles.

Jun 29, 2023, 18:00 by Patrick Hayes

DOE's Zero Energy Design Designation (ZEDD) recognizes college programs that are committed to zero-energy education. There's still time to apply for the 2023 ZEDD cohort.

Jun 29, 2023, 18:00 by Connor O’Neil

Zero-emission energy systems have a gigaton-sized challenge: Waste carbon dioxide (CO2) will continue to flow into the atmosphere as long as steel, cement, and chemical plants exist.

Jun 29, 2023, 18:00 by Connor O’Neil

Growth in renewable energy has initiated an era of power electronics for the grid, and engineers are grappling with the change.

Jun 28, 2023, 18:00 by User Not Found

The Electrochemical Society has selected two researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's NREL among this year's class of its fellows: Bryan Pivovar and Jeff Blackburn.

Jun 27, 2023, 18:00 by Brooke Van Zandt

Informing energy transitions in the United States, NREL has released the 2023 Electricity Annual Technology Baseline (ATB), a realistic and timely set of technology cost and performance data (current and projected) for the electric sector.

Jun 27, 2023, 18:00 by Karen Petersen

On a road trip 15 years ago, Clayton Barrows passed by NREL and thought out loud about pursuing a meaningful career in power systems modeling at the laboratory. Today he is the group manager of Grid Operations Planning in NREL's Grid Planning and Analysis Center.