Grid Modernization News

Jun 29, 2021, 18:00 by User Not Found

Department of Energy launches second round of Solar Desalination Prize with new focus on storage.

Jun 28, 2021, 18:00 by User Not Found

NREL's Modeling and Analysis Group is an interdisciplinary team of technical experts who support government and private entities with techno-economic modeling and analysis of energy efficiency, renewable energy, storage, and microgrids.

Jun 27, 2021, 18:00 by User Not Found

Simulations show nonlinear relationship between renewable contribution and costs—and that the U.S. can get to 80+% renewables at the same cost as keeping the system at today’s 20%.

Jun 24, 2021, 18:00 by User Not Found

The U.S. Department of Energy funded 16 National Renewable Energy Laboratory awards through its Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF).

Jun 23, 2021, 18:00 by User Not Found

Multiyear analysis shows that increasing electricity trade between countries and expanding interregional transmission can support a reliable future power system.

Jun 21, 2021, 18:00 by User Not Found

To address challenges for future electric markets, a major research collaboration has published its first study for a national project targeting grid modernization and understanding current market design challenges and opportunities.

Jun 20, 2021, 18:00 by User Not Found

NREL has named Meyer Seligman as director for Government Relations. In this new position for the laboratory, Seligman will be responsible for ensuring NREL stakeholders are informed on NREL's research to help advance the laboratory's mission.

Jun 20, 2021, 18:00 by User Not Found

Researchers recently studied a promising opportunity for near-term electrification within this segment through depot charging.

Jun 16, 2021, 18:00 by Devonie McCamey

Recent analyses suggest a need for coordinated dialogue and consistent modeling to understand the value of hybrid renewable energy systems.

Jun 16, 2021, 18:00 by User Not Found

With funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office, NREL researchers are exploring ways to significantly advance wave energy converter design and development.

Jun 16, 2021, 18:00 by User Not Found

NREL and the Georgia Institute of Technology have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to bolster the interactions, collaborations, and joint scientific output of both institutions.

Jun 15, 2021, 18:00 by User Not Found

Large-scale simulations by NREL researchers show that the U.S. can get close to 100% renewable generation cost-effectively—but the final few percent drive a nonlinear increase in total system cost.

Jun 8, 2021, 18:00 by Anya Breitenbach

With support from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, NREL’s 150 wind energy researchers are teaming up with over 45 organizations to make offshore wind energy a reality.

Jun 7, 2021, 18:00 by User Not Found

Puzzling out and testing new ways to improve the efficiency of cadmium telluride (CdTe) polycrystalline thin-film photovoltaic materials is a typical day in the life of NREL research scientists Matthew Reese and Craig Perkins. Like any good puzzlers, they bring curiosity and keen observation to the task.

Jun 2, 2021, 18:00 by Wayne Hicks

NREL was granted 40 U.S. patents during fiscal 2020, a bump from the 32 issued during the prior fiscal year.

May 31, 2021, 18:00 by User Not Found

The latest report in NREL's multiyear Storage Futures Study finds reaching full market potential of diurnal grid-scale energy storage hinges on system flexibility and solar photovoltaics penetration.

May 26, 2021, 18:00 by User Not Found

NREL researcher Josh Gesick joins the Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit Advanced Energy and Materials team to assist DOD with partner-related initiatives and adoption of commercial technologies.

May 26, 2021, 18:00 by Josh Rasmussen

Even in its 26th year, amidst a pandemic, the NREL Industry Growth Forum--the premiere cleantech commercialization-acceleration event that aligns promising, preselected startups with venture capitalists looking for their next great investment--set new records.

May 25, 2021, 18:00 by User Not Found

An article in Nature Energy by NREL research engineer Omar J. Guerra describes research needs for longer-duration and seasonal energy storage solutions and opportunities to develop a stronger understanding of how long-term and seasonal storage technologies can become cost-effective and grid-supportive energy solutions.

May 24, 2021, 18:00 by User Not Found

The multiyear Electrification Futures Study concludes with first-of-its-kind national-scale modeling of power systems with widespread electrification, demand-side flexibility, and high renewable energy.