Grid Modernization News

Jan 14, 2025, 17:00 by Madeline Geocaris

NREL analysis finds millions of acres have opportunity for solar, wind, and geothermal, while leaving most areas undisturbed or available for other land uses.

Jan 13, 2025, 17:00 by User Not Found

Scientists and analysts at NREL quantified for the first time exactly how much energy could be generated from floating solar panel projects installed on federally owned or regulated reservoirs.

Jan 13, 2025, 17:00 by Carol Laurie

In January 2025, NREL issued the 2025 Competitiveness Improvement Project funding solicitation, which is designed to support wind energy technology manufacturers like EWT Americas.

Jan 13, 2025, 17:00 by Tiffany Plate

A new 3.4-megawatt turbine will be added to NREL's Flatirons Campus to expand the capabilities of researchers focused on wind energy, grid integration, and more.

Jan 12, 2025, 17:00 by Caitlyn Major

Each month, the Materials, Chemical, and Computational Science Early Career Spotlight features one of the directorate's researchers to explore their interests, motivations, and achievements.

Jan 12, 2025, 17:00 by Rebecca Martineau

Battery experts at NREL are teaming up with researchers from Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Baker Hughes' Waygate Technologies to resolve bottlenecks facing the EV battery supply chain.

Jan 12, 2025, 17:00 by Eliza Hotchkiss

NREL has been at the forefront of supporting communities in rebuilding and enhancing their energy systems for over a decade and provides insights into effective strategies for community and infrastructure resilience.

Jan 8, 2025, 17:00 by User Not Found

Increasing module efficiency and expanding manufacturing capacity play complementary roles in reducing costs of metal halide perovskite/silicon tandem solar modules, according to researchers at NREL.

Jan 7, 2025, 17:00 by Emily Mercer

Round 2 of the HBCU Clean Energy Education Prize Inspire Track is now open, supporting HBCUs in developing summer or academic-break STEM education programs that inspire K–12 and community college students to pursue energy careers.

Jan 6, 2025, 17:00 by Anna Squires

In collaboration with John Deere, NREL researchers helped develop a a 200-kilowatt, 1,050-volt silicon carbide traction inverter with never-before-seen performance that is now part of a production-intent program at John Deere.

Jan 5, 2025, 17:00 by Emily Mercer

Marking its 10th annual release, the 2024 Standard Scenarios provides valuable information on future trends in energy technology deployment and generation, energy costs, and emissions.

Dec 30, 2024, 17:00 by Aishwarya Krishnamoorthy

NREL will be in the spotlight at the 104th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board this month.

Dec 29, 2024, 17:00 by Kyle Duff

NREL experts leverage energy analysis and modeling tools to support community energy transitions.

Dec 29, 2024, 17:00 by Wayne Hicks

Two researchers from NREL have been named fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The New York-based organization bestowed the honor this fall to Zhiwen Ma and Bidzina Kekelia. Both men are senior engineers, and each holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering.

Dec 29, 2024, 17:00 by User Not Found

These 20 stories highlight some of the laboratory's most impactful moments from 2024.

Dec 29, 2024, 17:00 by User Not Found

The staff of what is now NREL owes a considerable debt to former President Jimmy Carter. NREL was originally known as the Solar Energy Research Institute, founded in 1977 by the Carter administration.

Dec 23, 2024, 17:00 by Tim Meehan

JISEA Sustainable Agriculture Catalyzer convenes stakeholders to inform agricultural sustainability and resilience.

Dec 22, 2024, 17:00 by Sara Fall

Community solar—a solar energy deployment model that allows customers to buy or lease part of a larger shared solar photovoltaic (PV) system—is a growing area of PV development.

Dec 19, 2024, 17:00 by User Not Found

NREL's partnerships with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of State, and countries and organizations across the globe are accelerating social, technical, and economic development worldwide.

Dec 18, 2024, 17:00 by Jenn Fields

DOE Office of Science-funded programs connect NREL researchers with students and faculty from historically underrepresented institutions, expanding the pool of American universities training the next generation of scientists and building research capacity at these institutions.