Grid Modernization News

Jan 24, 2022, 17:00 by User Not Found

Wave energy developers can bring the ocean to the laptop thanks to the Wave Energy Converter SIMulator (WEC-Sim), a tool built by researchers at NREL and Sandia National Laboratories.

Jan 24, 2022, 17:00 by User Not Found

Women in Power System Transformation initiative seeks to increase women’s representation and leadership in global transition to clean energy through targeted academic and workforce training.

Jan 24, 2022, 17:00 by User Not Found

The next frontier of mobility aims to ascend to new heights with on-demand air travel integrated with existing transit. This vision is backed by new research, which shows aerial mobility options are nearly ready for takeoff and poised to transform public transit in cities worldwide.

Jan 23, 2022, 17:00 by User Not Found

Researchers are collecting the most comprehensive data on how winds move through wind plants to help design more efficient plants and reduce wind energy costs.

Jan 13, 2022, 17:00 by User Not Found

Since 2019, the American Chemical Society (ACS) has published an annual series, titled "Women Scientists at the Forefront of Energy Research," to celebrate the accomplishments of women in the energy science field.

Jan 13, 2022, 17:00 by User Not Found

NREL uses advanced grid research environment for first-ever example of type-3 turbines using grid-forming controls.

Jan 12, 2022, 17:00 by User Not Found

The community of Louisville, Kentucky, is partnering with NREL to achieve a goal of 100% clean electricity for municipal government operations by 2030.

Jan 12, 2022, 17:00 by User Not Found

A new competition from the U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office encourages students to imagine and develop innovative technology solutions using algae as a potent and flexible energy resource.

Jan 11, 2022, 17:00 by User Not Found

The latest phase of the Storage Futures Study finds the grid operates more efficiently with high levels of energy storage across all studied system configurations and grid mixes.

Jan 10, 2022, 17:00 by User Not Found

In NREL's Insight Center, models come to life, illuminating pathways to a clean energy future.

Jan 9, 2022, 17:00 by User Not Found

A team at NREL completed a literature review on the potential value of electric vehicle (EV) managed charging. Findings provide a complete look at how EVs and the grid could work together as the electric and transportation sectors become intertwined.

Jan 9, 2022, 17:00 by User Not Found

A new geothermal heat pump module enables the REopt web tool to evaluate individual facility energy, cost, and emissions impacts of converting conventional heating and cooling systems to ground-source heat pumps.

Jan 9, 2022, 17:00 by User Not Found

Over the past year, NREL researchers have pioneered innovative, interdisciplinary, and integrated research and development for technology advancements in electrochemical, molecular, thermal, and mechanical energy storage systems.

Jan 4, 2022, 17:00 by User Not Found

Buildings account for more than 40% of U.S. energy use and 70% of U.S. electricity use. Reducing that consumption and "shaping" it to match renewable generation requires us to design and operate buildings to be more efficient, flexible, and responsive. To do that, we must be able to better predict and model building energy use.

Jan 2, 2022, 17:00 by User Not Found

High wind loads increase structural design costs of concentrating solar power collector structures, such as heliostats and parabolic troughs.

Dec 27, 2021, 17:00 by User Not Found

DOE is accelerating emerging technologies from lab to market through its Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). With an overarching goal to increase the number of commercialized energy technologies developed at national laboratories, the TCF Program awarded funding to support two NREL Buildings projects.

Dec 27, 2021, 17:00 by Kassidy Gamble

NREL researchers and staff reached countless goals and achieved numerous successes in science, partnerships, and technology commercialization in 2021. Here are just a few of the highlights.

Dec 26, 2021, 17:00 by User Not Found

NREL researcher Sakshi Mishra was named to the North America 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 Energy List, part of an annual recognition of groups of 30 young professionals in areas such as health care, media, and science.

Dec 19, 2021, 17:00 by User Not Found

From advancing wind energy science, technologies, and materials to demonstrating thought leadership on a worldwide scale, NREL's Wind Energy Program played a powerful role in maximizing the impact of wind energy during 2021.

Dec 19, 2021, 17:00 by User Not Found

NREL, joined by our partners at Sandia National Laboratories and the Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute, announces the launch of the Heliostat Consortium (HelioCon), an international effort to drive down the cost of heliostats.