Grid Modernization News

Mar 26, 2023, 18:00 by Wind speed data over nine years at a 3-km resolution was produced by GANs and used in the Southeast Asia Wind Resource Data Set. Image by Billy Roberts, NREL

The USAID-NREL partnership's Advanced Energy Partnership for Asia released a high-fidelity wind data set for Southeast Asia through the Renewable Energy Data Explorer.

Mar 26, 2023, 18:00 by Justin Daugherty

Michael Martin, staff scientist in NREL's Computational Science Center, was recently named an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) fellow. This recognition is for his contributions to science, public policy, and education as a member of the ASME.

Mar 23, 2023, 18:00 by Ryan Horns

NREL is leading a three-year $4.38 million collaborative project from the U.S. Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 2022 Office of Fossil Energy Carbon Management Technology Commercialization Fund to turn mining waste materials into a more sustainable concrete replacement.

Mar 21, 2023, 18:00 by Tiffany Plate

In honor of World Water Day, take a closer look at the NREL-administered prize charting a new course for wave-powered desalination.

Mar 20, 2023, 18:00 by Wayne Hicks

A concept developed at NREL simplifies the process to manufacture perovskite solar cells, which could accelerate the path toward commercialization of the technology.

Mar 20, 2023, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy and Tara McMurtry

NREL's marine energy team recently gave assistance to four different projects that are improving four different wave energy converter designs.

Mar 16, 2023, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

NREL's Tessa Greco presented twice at New Zealand's inaugural clean energy conference, where technology experts and government and community leaders strategized how to reach global clean energy goals.

Mar 15, 2023, 18:00 by Anna Nixon

When Chemical Engineer Arpit Bhatt and his NREL colleagues observed a gap in knowledge of how regional variables work together to affect sustainable aviation fuel production and delivery for individual airports across the country, they got to work—using Chicago O'Hare International Airport as a case study.

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

Patrick O'Byrne is helping NREL hone tidal energy technologies—by working through complex underwater engineering challenges as a water power intern.

Mar 14, 2023, 18:00 by Isabel McCan

After a short period of dormancy, the Clean Energy Solutions Center has revitalized its programming and recommitted to its three pillars of activities: ask-an-expert services, trainings and peer-to-peer learning, and management of a comprehensive resource library.

Mar 13, 2023, 18:00 by Ernie Tucker

It is about 10,000 miles between the main NREL campus and Western Australia. But that distance shrank considerably when Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) announced a partnership with NREL for a U.S.-based FFI Worldwide Green Hydrogen research and development center in Colorado.

Mar 12, 2023, 18:00 by Amy Rose

In the latest installment of NREL's Tell Me Something Grid series, Amy Rose, a senior grid researcher, discusses how the Global Power System Transformation Consortium is supporting power system operators around the world with achieving reliable, low-carbon grids.

Mar 12, 2023, 18:00 by Rebecca Talley

Two new prizes from the U.S. Department of Energy's American-Made program aim to launch a promising carbon dioxide removal method—direct air capture—into the mainstream by offering over $7 million in prizes and technical support to those who can rise to the challenge.

Mar 9, 2023, 17:00 by Kaitlyn Stottler

For the third year in a row, the Fossil Ridge High School team took home gold in the Colorado High School Science Bowl in the first in-person competition since 2019.

Mar 9, 2023, 17:00 by User Not Found

Four-year, multilab project analyzes the many benefits of distributed wind energy for communities across the United States.

Mar 8, 2023, 17:00 by Alyssa Bersine

Renewable energy storage technologies with long-duration capabilities are essential as the U.S. power grid and wider energy economy move toward decarbonization.

Mar 7, 2023, 17:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

The new Microbattery Design Prize offers a total prize pool of $1.1 million in federal funding and performance and safety testing services with DOE national laboratories.

Mar 6, 2023, 17:00 by Kelly MacGregor

While geothermal power plants have delivered renewable power for more than 100 years, recent research and advancements have shown that geothermal is more than a 24/7 clean power source.

Mar 6, 2023, 17:00 by Audrey Merket

More than 300 collegiate students will visit the NREL campus in April 2023 for the Solar Decathlon Final Competition Event.

Mar 5, 2023, 17:00 by User Not Found

Students from Fossil Ridge will represent the state of Colorado at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C., to compete for the national title.