Grid Modernization News

Nov 25, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

NREL and its team of partners and external advisors will incorporate systems control co-design principles--designing and optimizing all system components, including the control system, simultaneously--in a revolutionary toolset to enable offshore floating system engineers to design radically new systems at greatly reduced cost.

Nov 25, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

The projects expand the work started in 2016 under DOE’s Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium and retain the vision of a secure and resilient modern grid.

Nov 25, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

NREL researcher Juliette Ugirumurera leads simulation efforts for several transportation projects, including Athena, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-funded, national-lab-led multiyear project aimed at improving the efficiency of transportation hubs through advanced high-performance computing. She was born in Rwanda and came to the United States on a scholarship. She enjoys dancing and hiking in her free time.

Nov 24, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

The CyberForce Competition challenged teams to defend one of four realistic system scenarios while communicating with the other three infrastructures to monitor and maintain the integrity of the system as a whole.

Nov 21, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

Wagner had been nominated for the award by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office in recognition of 10 years of leadership in concentrating solar power research.

Nov 18, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

The list, compiled annually by Clarivate Analytics' Web of Science Group, this year ran to 6,216 names selected for "their exceptional influence and performance."

Nov 18, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

Thanks in part to analyses on how to structure the project for NASA, the Kennedy Space Center will now include a 500-acre solar photovoltaic plant on its western edge. The team received a NASA Group Achievement Award for the effort.

Nov 17, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

Collaborative research effort will apply artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches to improve HPC data center operational efficiency.

Nov 17, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

Sherry Stout is an engineer in the Integrated Decision Support group who specializes in addressing energy challenges in rural, remote, and developing communities. We talked with Stout about her work and the importance of coordinated, diverse stakeholder groups in energy planning.

Nov 17, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

The U.S. Department of Energy Water Power Technologies Office announced 15 intrepid collegiate teams to embark on the first-ever Marine Energy Collegiate Competition.

Nov 13, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

NREL administers and executes both prizes on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office.

Nov 12, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) innovative SpiderFLOAT technology—named for its modular components that resemble spider legs—has the potential to reduce these costs by simplifying construction and maintenance logistics for deep-water wind systems in challenging offshore marine environments.

Nov 7, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

Students from six colleges will be participating at NREL during the Nov. 16 event.

Nov 5, 2019, 17:00 by Ernie Tucker

NREL Research Fellow Paul Veers learned early that he didn't want to stay on the farm, but instead found the challenge of wind energy and its wind farms a perfect fit.

Nov 5, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

Two teams from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have been selected for the most recent cohort of the U.S. Department of Energy's "boot camp" for national-lab-based startups: Cycle, and HeadCount.

Nov 4, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

A new master's program in Next-Generation Power and Energy Systems offered by the University of Colorado and featuring instructors from NREL helps students learn about grid modernization-related challenges, such as renewable energy source integration, cybersecurity, and the potential of autonomous energy grids.

Nov 3, 2019, 17:00 by Cassandra Frankovich

The number of electric vehicles (EVs) hitting the road is increasing, and with that comes a significant challenge: developing and deploying low-cost solutions for public EV charging infrastructure. Partners such as PowerFlex are using NREL's "living laboratory" to find solutions to this and other big energy challenges.

Nov 3, 2019, 17:00 by Ernie Tucker

Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) Director Charlie Gay, an internationally recognized pioneer in photovoltaics (PV), retired from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Nov. 1.

Oct 29, 2019, 18:00 by User Not Found

NREL was named prime contractor for three projects within ARPA-E's Aerodynamic Turbines Lighter and Afloat with Nautical Technologies and Integrated Servo-control (ATLANTIS) program.

Oct 29, 2019, 18:00 by User Not Found

A new project funded by DOE's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response aims to visualize grid events and train computers to classify them in near real time.