Grid Modernization News

May 30, 2023, 18:00 by Julia Thomas

In collaboration with Volvo Group, NREL researchers charted a path forward for achieving a zero-emission future for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Together, the industry/research team explored the current status and mapped the opportunity space for various technologies that could help turn that vision into reality.

May 29, 2023, 18:00 by Holly Darrow

Visitors from the USAID Bangladesh mission, the longest running country-partner program in the USAID-NREL Partnership, visited NREL's world-class facilities.

May 23, 2023, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

As a materials scientist at NREL, Andriy Zakutayev manufactures materials to find new ways to control electrons, helping them carry electricity inside computers, solar panels, and smartphones.

May 22, 2023, 18:00 by Wayne Hicks

NREL's newest building, the Research and Innovation Laboratory (RAIL), which will house multipurpose lab space, is the first laboratory building to open at NREL's Golden, Colorado, campus since the fall of 2013.

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

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that NREL will begin work on a series of additions and improvements to two of its campuses made possible by $150 million in funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA).

May 17, 2023, 18:00 by Erik F. Ringle

As a group manager in NREL's Bioenergy Science and Technology Directorate, Calvin Mukarakate, with a world-class team of biofuel engineers and scientists, is applying his mind to realize an important dream: commercializing processes for making billions of gallons of low-carbon sustainable aviation fuel.

May 14, 2023, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

An emerging form of water treatment could be the most cost-effective way to produce clean drinking water from super salty wastewaters from agricultural runoff, groundwater, and more, according to a new study.

May 9, 2023, 18:00 by Natasha Nguyen

Katherine Hurst's career is dedicated to investigating how to make hydrogen more affordable and accessible to use across multiple energy sectors.

May 9, 2023, 18:00 by Erik F. Ringle

Researchers from NREL, the University of Georgia, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered the biological mechanism involved in making one specific component of pectin: galactan.

May 4, 2023, 18:00 by Wayne Hicks

An "unprecedented ramp-up of production capacity" over the next two decades is needed to provide enough solar power to completely decarbonize the global electrical system, but that goal can be achieved, according to an analysis led by researchers at NREL.

May 4, 2023, 18:00 by Peggy Littleton

In mid-April, DOE's Technology Transfer Working Group held its two-day, spring meeting at NREL's Golden, Colorado, campus, where a full agenda of speakers, including DOE Chief Commercialization Officer and Director of Office of Technology Transitions Vanessa Chan presented.

May 4, 2023, 18:00 by Kelly MacGregor

The 2023 winners of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, DOE's longest-running student competition, are leading the clean energy revolution by designing and constructing better buildings.

May 3, 2023, 18:00 by Justin Daugherty

A new modeling framework may help Dallas Fort Worth International Airport—and others in the future—design electric bus deployment strategies.

May 2, 2023, 18:00 by User Not Found

NREL gave awards to six top cleantech innovators at the sold-out 2023 NREL Industry Growth Forum on May 1–3, 2023. In its 28th year, the event provides a forum for cutting-edge technologies aiming to catapult the world forward with clean energy solutions.

May 2, 2023, 18:00 by Harrison Dreves

Communities that used SolarAPP+ processed more than 11,000 solar permits and eliminated more than 134,000 days of delays in 2022.

May 2, 2023, 18:00 by User Not Found

A panel of NREL wind experts joined an April 6 panel at NREL's Flatirons Campus, expanding on the tales included in NREL's "Clean Energy Innovators" book by Ernie Tucker.

May 1, 2023, 18:00 by Sara Fall and Jackie Petre

On Monday, May 1, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the division winners and Project Pitch Champion in the Solar District Cup Collegiate Design Competition's Class of 2022–2023.

May 1, 2023, 18:00 by Tiffany Plate

Seven winning teams have designed conductive materials that could dramatically lower manufacturing and energy costs and make it easier for the country to reach the levels of electrification needed to meet its goal of a carbon-pollution-free economy by 2050.

May 1, 2023, 18:00 by Ryan Horns

Data exchange and support software developed at NREL is helping community building owners—including those in New York City—meet the national drive toward decarbonization.

Apr 30, 2023, 18:00 by Carol Laurie

A new technical assistance program in support of the Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program is available to support small- and medium-sized manufacturers in communities that have experienced coal mine or coal-fired power plant closures. Applications are due May 26, 2023.