Grid Modernization News

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.

Mar 22, 2022, 18:00 by User Not Found

NREL Marine Energy Team Lead Mike Lawson believes 2022 will be defined by collaboration with current and future industry leaders.

Mar 16, 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 six NREL women who are interested in renewable energy technologies, specifically water power technologies. Here are the first three.

Mar 14, 2022, 18:00 by Kaitlyn DuBose

Defending their title and defeating 16 teams from across the state, a Fossil Ridge High School team has become the winners of the 32nd annual Colorado Regional High School Science Bowl.

Mar 14, 2022, 18:00 by User Not Found

Six teams of marine energy innovators are advancing from the DESIGN to the BUILD Contest of the Ocean Observing Prize with their ocean-observing technologies.

Mar 14, 2022, 18:00 by Kassidy Gamble

DuraMAT, a multi-laboratory consortium led by NREL, is exploring ideas that could extend solar module lifetime up to 50 years.

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

In collaboration with UL, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is developing an Outline of Investigation for a cybersecurity certification standard for distributed energy resources (DERs) and inverter-based resource (IBR) devices.

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

Greenhouse gas emissions from air conditioners are expected to climb as economic growth drives efforts to control both temperature and humidity, according to an analysis by scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Xerox PARC.

Mar 8, 2022, 17:00 by User Not Found

NREL announced today the list of 40 presenters for the 2022 NREL Industry Growth Forum (IGF), which is set for April 13-14 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. The selected companies represent a wide range of clean and sustainable technology startups from around the world.

Mar 6, 2022, 17:00 by Brittany Enos

NREL researchers recently tested a hydraulic and electric reverse osmosis wave energy converter off the coast of North Carolina ahead of Waves to Water Prize finalists' desalination prototype trials.

Mar 3, 2022, 17:00 by Kelly MacGregor

Fifty-five teams representing 38 universities are advancing as finalists in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2022 Design Challenge.

Mar 2, 2022, 17:00 by Connor O'Neil

Engineers have dreamed of programming organisms to sustainably produce ethylene, a chemical nicknamed "king of petrochemicals" for its importance in plastics. Now, one pathway to this petrochemical is nearing reality, via a photosynthetic bacterium that is genetically specialized to turn sunlight and carbon dioxide into ethylene.

Feb 28, 2022, 17:00 by User Not Found

NREL has issued a request for proposals for the Competitiveness Improvement Project, which supports distributed wind energy.