Grid Modernization News

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

NREL gave awards to five top cleantech innovators at the 2022 NREL Industry Growth Forum (IGF) on April 13-14, 2022.

Apr 12, 2022, 18:00 by Madeline Geocaris

Energy storage will likely play a critical role in a low-carbon, flexible, and resilient future grid, the Storage Futures Study (SFS) concludes.

Apr 7, 2022, 18:00 by Wayne Hicks

Computer modeling done by scientists at NREL and Colorado School of Mines confirmed the feasibility of using depleted oil and gas wells as a space for energy storage.

Apr 7, 2022, 18:00 by User Not Found

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office and NREL, East Carolina University's Coastal Studies Institute, and prize competitors celebrated the finale of the Waves to Water Prize--a competition designed to accelerate the development of small, modular, wave-energy-powered desalination systems.

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

The inaugural Hydropower Collegiate Competition and third annual Marine Energy Collegiate Competition calls on the next generation workforce to help reach a clean energy future.

Apr 6, 2022, 18:00 by Susannah Shoemaker

NREL Senior Scientist Mou Paul has been selected as the recipient of two prestigious awards—the 2021 Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division Fellow Award and the 2021 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Industrial Progress Award.

Apr 6, 2022, 18:00 by Rebecca Martineau

NREL researchers are revolutionizing clean energy mobility beyond light-duty electric vehicles by building advanced power electronics systems that control the flow of electricity to propel large and advanced electric machines, including those used in planes, trains, and heavy-duty transportation.

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

NREL released an in-depth report on the potential for clean energy development in Mexico, finding that Mexico is ideally poised to become a clean energy powerhouse.

Apr 5, 2022, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

As part of the Manufacturing Masterminds Q&A profile series, Parthiv Kurup shares how his analyses are streamlining manufacturing processes to reduce the sector's energy consumption while reducing costs.

Apr 5, 2022, 18:00 by Brittany Enos

In partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office has launched the Hydropower Operations Optimization (H2Os) Prize to support a reliable, resilient grid. The Phase 1 submission window closes on May 20, 2022.

Apr 4, 2022, 18:00 by Kelly MacGregor

2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, an international collegiate competition that has helped popularize renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, while training the clean energy workforce of tomorrow.

Apr 3, 2022, 18:00 by Erik F. Ringle

Some have called 2023 the "year of the electric vehicle (EV)," noting the dozens of new battery-powered models set to come available in the United States across all vehicle classes.

Mar 31, 2022, 18:00 by Moriah Petty

The recently released 2021 annual reports for the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF), the Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) research platform, and Advanced Computing offer a snapshot of the impact of NREL research: highlights from the diverse projects, publications, patents, partnerships, and technical breakthroughs realized in the last year.

Mar 30, 2022, 18:00 by Cassandra Sulmeisters

NREL Senior Research Fellow Bob McCormick was recently recognized with one of the highest honors by the American Chemical Society, known as the Henry H. Storch Award in Energy Chemistry for his research on alternative and low-carbon fuels, including the chemistry of fuel-engine interactions.

Mar 30, 2022, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

A newly revamped software offers marine energy developers a way to analyze how well their technology might perform in various ocean and river sites.

Mar 30, 2022, 18:00 by Wayne Hicks

Scientists from NREL's Catalytic Carbon Transformation and Scale-Up Center have sought to reduce barriers to early-stage catalyst cost estimation by developing CatCost, a free and publicly available cost estimation tool that aims to equip researchers with the information they need to make informed R&D decisions.

Mar 29, 2022, 18:00 by Erik Ringle

A new collaboration between Amazon and NREL-led BOTTLE Consortium could be a major step toward developing solutions to global plastic pollution.

Mar 27, 2022, 18:00 by User Not Found

NREL Hydropower Technical Lead Greg Stark reflects on how the conversation around hydropower is changing and NREL is honored to be part of it in 2022.

Mar 23, 2022, 18:00 by Rebecca Martineau

Researchers at NREL are leading the development of new lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery designs specific to stationary storage requirements.

Mar 23, 2022, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

For Women's History Month 2022, the NREL marine energy and hydropower groups are taking a look at the work of six NREL women who are interested in renewable energy technologies, specifically water power technologies. Here are the second three.