Grid Modernization News

Jun 15, 2022, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

Growing up in Canada, Robynne Murray got her hands dirty clam digging in the Bay of Fundy. Now, at NREL, the mechanical engineer likes getting her hands dirty, manufacturing and evaluating new materials--like recyclable plastics and carbon fibers--for wind and tidal turbines and electric vehicles.

Jun 14, 2022, 18:00 by Ryan Horns

A partnership between the mining and geothermal industries could lead both toward a more lucrative and greener future.

Jun 14, 2022, 18:00 by Karen Petersen

The latest additions to the Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP) more than double the number of communities advancing local energy goals through this DOE-funded, multi-lab, multi-partner effort.

Jun 14, 2022, 18:00 by Anya Breitenbach

Just as the wheels keep turning on cars, trucks, and trains, the planet keeps spinning in its orbit. All the while, climate change is accelerating, along with the dire need to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions responsible for global warming.

Jun 13, 2022, 18:00 by User Not Found

Scientists at NREL have demonstrated a tin-lead perovskite cell that overcomes problems with stability and improves efficiency. The new cell, a tandem design with two layers of perovskites, measured a 25.5% efficiency.

Jun 13, 2022, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

A new strategic business plan for marine energy standards showcases how close the industry is to wide-scale commercial use.

Jun 13, 2022, 18:00 by Madeline Geocaris

Here's What You Need to Know About This Year's Annual Technology Baseline, Including Distributed Wind and Pumped Storage Hydropower Supply Curve Data for the First Time

Jun 12, 2022, 18:00 by Isabel McCan

NREL is building up young energy leaders in Colombia through hands-on training and education. A cohort of early-career energy sector leaders from Colombia traveled to NREL's campus in May 2022 to tour the facilities, learn from NREL's experts, and collaborate in person after nearly three years of working together virtually.

Jun 8, 2022, 18:00 by User Not Found

NREL has selected 20 leaders to participate in its 2022 Executive Energy Leadership program, which provides nontechnical businesses, governmental, and community leaders an opportunity to learn about advanced energy technologies, analytical tools, and financing to guide energy-related decisions and planning.

Jun 8, 2022, 18:00 by Molly Rettig

When Greg Glatzmaier left NREL for the last time after a career that spanned four decades, he was already planning trips to Nevada and Spain. But not to play poker or hang out on the beach.

Jun 7, 2022, 18:00 by Rebecca Martineau

As the culmination of two years of work on the Innovating High Throughput Hydrogen Stations (IHS) Project, NREL researchers have successfully demonstrated high-flow-rate hydrogen fueling into a heavy-duty (HD) vehicle system.

Jun 6, 2022, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

Energy storage is expected to play a big role in tomorrow's clean energy grid. To help guide future development of pumped storage hydropower facilities in the United States, NREL researchers developed a new interactive map and geospatial dataset to identify potential installation sites and estimate the quantity, quality, and cost of resources available at each.

Jun 6, 2022, 18:00 by User Not Found

In our world where windowless buildings rarely exist, the subtle significance of windows can easily be lost. Today, windows are responsible for about 10% of energy use in buildings and influence end uses that comprise 40% of building energy use.

Jun 6, 2022, 12:28 by User Not Found

Ten years after visionary renewable electricity futures study showed an 80% renewable U.S. Grid was possible, NREL experts recount how they've built on those findings in the decade since—and what is next.

Jun 5, 2022, 18:00 by Susannah Shoemaker

NREL Senior Scientist Steve Johnston has been selected as a recipient of the 2022 American Solar Energy Society (ASES) Hoyt Clarke Hottel Award.

Jun 5, 2022, 18:00 by Kelly MacGregor

At the DOE Solar Decathlon 2022 Competition Event, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm announced the launch of two Solar Decathlon workforce development programs to bring the collegiate competition's sustainable buildings expertise, experience, and mentorship into high school classrooms and architectural studios across the country.

Jun 1, 2022, 18:00 by Devonie Oleson

A new video and report explain why fault protection should be on grid planners' radar as the power system continues to evolve.

Jun 1, 2022, 18:00 by Moriah Petty

Jerry Davis has been selected as the new Laboratory Program Manager for two of NREL's leading research capabilities: the Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) research platform and the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF).

Jun 1, 2022, 18:00 by Moriah Petty

Jordan Burns is a risk and resilience researcher helping communities reach their energy goals through the DOE's Energy Transitions Initiative. She uses a community-driven approach to understand placed-based resilience solutions that can be incorporated into local strategic clean energy plans.

May 31, 2022, 18:00 by Connor O'Neil

A demonstration of outage recovery using inverter-based resources is showing how renewable energy can lead the way to power system resilience.