Grid Modernization News

Feb 7, 2023, 17:00 by Jeffrey Wolf

The city of Tallahassee, Florida, has a long history of environmental stewardship and in 2019 set a goal to achieve 100% net clean, renewable energy by 2050. To assist in its planning efforts, the city sought insights from NREL.

Feb 1, 2023, 17:00 by Wayne Hicks

NREL files an average of about 170 patent applications annually and releases roughly 48 open-source software titles.

Feb 1, 2023, 17:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

As part of the Manufacturing Masterminds Q&A profile series, NREL senior staff scientist Mou Paul shares how she wanted to be a "great writer and a great scientist, too." Today, Paul has published fictional short stories as well as more than 40 scientific publications, won several high-profile awards, and earned more than 50 patents.

Jan 31, 2023, 17:00 by Daniella Frank and Madeline Geocaris

From geospatial modeler to role model, Anthony Lopez shines in the STEM community.

Jan 31, 2023, 17:00 by Carol Laurie

By funding the cost of preliminary reviews for certification applicants, NREL is helping ensure that small- and medium-sized turbine designs can be certified for use in homes, schools, farms, and remote communities.

Jan 31, 2023, 17:00 by Susannah Shoemaker

This week, NREL researchers Garry Rumbles and Matthew Beard were announced as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Jan 30, 2023, 17:00 by Sara Fall and Jackie Petre

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar District Cup Collegiate Design Competition announced today that 45 teams from 39 schools are advancing as finalists in the class of 2022–2023.

Jan 30, 2023, 17:00 by Brooke Van Zandt

Carbon-negative production of biofuels and biochemicals will be the focus of a recent biosystems design project launched by NREL, LanzaTech NZ Inc., Northwestern University, and Yale University.

Jan 29, 2023, 17:00 by Connor O’Neil

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has selected Paul Denholm from NREL to be a 2023 fellow based on his contributions to energy storage and renewable energy systems.

Jan 29, 2023, 17:00 by Connor O’Neil

A new NREL report assesses potential cyber needs for electrifying aviation infrastructure and how key stakeholders like airlines, utilities, equipment suppliers, and regulators may implement a cybersecurity approach.

Jan 29, 2023, 17:00 by Anna Squires

Donal Finegan, an energy storage researcher at NREL, will conduct cutting-edge research on next-generation electric vehicle batteries with funding from the ARPA-E Electric Vehicles for American Low-carbon Living (EVs4ALL) initiative.

Jan 29, 2023, 17:00 by Anna Squires

A team of NREL researchers collected detailed vehicle analysis to show how drayage trucks operating at the Port of New York and New Jersey could be strong candidates for electrification. Each electrified truck would help slash 76 tons of carbon emissions per truck each year.

Jan 25, 2023, 17:00 by Wayne Hicks

Staffers from NREL were honored for their work in helping move the country further away from the use of fossil fuels. The Secretary of Energy Achievement Award ranks as the highest form of recognition for federal and contractor employees within the department (DOE).

Jan 25, 2023, 17:00 by User Not Found

An ultrathin protective coating proves sufficient to protect a perovskite solar cell from the harmful effects of space and harden it against environmental factors on Earth, according to newly published research from NREL.

Jan 23, 2023, 17:00 by Natasha Nguyen

To reduce the emissions from natural gas service, blending hydrogen into natural gas pipelines could prove to be a promising, cost-effective pathway.

Jan 22, 2023, 17:00 by Ryan Horns

Ten teams have been named semifinalists in the American-Made Geothermal Geophone Prize, each earning $75,000 in cash prizes and $75,000 in vouchers for technical assistance to advance technologies that will help deploy the renewable energy supplied by the heat of the Earth.

Jan 18, 2023, 17:00 by Rebecca Martineau

Using ultramodern capabilities and world-class laboratory facilities, NREL's energy storage researchers continue to push battery boundaries with materials development, thermal management, diagnostics, and modeling.

Jan 18, 2023, 17:00 by Jeffrey Wolf

For its 10th cohort, the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN²) formed an all-demonstration group where each participant would scope and perform a demonstration of their technologies. The key part of NineDot Energy's success is understanding the time and place to improve the grid. During the past summer, NineDot Energy installed a demonstration of its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging system in Brooklyn, New York.

Jan 18, 2023, 08:11 by Sara Fall and Harrison Dreves

Publications from eight teams capture insights for communities seeking to harness the resiliency and economic benefits of solar energy.

Jan 17, 2023, 17:00 by Brooke Van Zandt

The DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and NREL interviewed 164 stakeholders from 95 communities—representing 40 states and six tribes—to inform the creation of its new community technical assistance program: Clean Energy to Communities (C2C).