Grid Modernization News

Jul 6, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Researchers at NREL have developed a novel machine learning approach to quickly enhance the resolution of wind velocity data by 50 times and solar irradiance data by 25 times—an enhancement that has never been achieved before with climate data.

Jul 6, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Located in Jefferson County, Colorado, which is part of metropolitan Denver, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory has seen its economic impact on the county climb by more than 218% during the seven-year span from fiscal year 2012 to fiscal 2019.

Jul 5, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Four winning teams of the Furthering Advancements to Shorten Time (FAST) Commissioning for Pumped-Storage Hydropower Prize are reducing the time, cost, and risk associated with commissioning pumped-storage hydropower projects.

Jul 1, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Spotting a solar panel on a rooftop or powering a small health center in a rural community was once rare. Fast forward a decade and the on-site, distributed solar energy boom is now powering everything from single-family homes to entire industries. Could that successful model be applied to wind energy?

Jun 30, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

The Open Energy Data Initiative Data Lake hosts high-value data sets and analytics tools in one public location, expanding access to the broader research community and accelerating innovation.

Jun 29, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Today, NREL launched the I AM Hydro Prize, a new competition designed to transform the hydropower industry using advanced manufacturing technologies. NREL also announced the winners of the CONCEPT Stage, the first phase of the Fish Protection Prize.

Jun 29, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Learn more about marine renewable energy, from powering remote coastal communities to the devices that predict hurricanes.

Jun 28, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Go-Solar is an NREL research initiative that enables utilities to monitor, estimate, and operate millions of photovoltaic arrays through efficient communication with only a small number of devices, instead of needing to connect to every individual rooftop solar system.

Jun 28, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

After four days of online presentations, the U.S. DOE announced the winners of the 2020 Collegiate Wind Competition. The award for the Turbine Digital Design contest went to California State University Maritime Academy, while James Madison University claimed the award for the Project Development contest.

Jun 25, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

This year, DOE funded 21 NREL submissions--worth more than a total $6.8 million--through its Technology Commercialization Fund, accounting for 25% of all funded projects, more than any other DOE national laboratory and improving upon NREL's 2018 total of 16.

Jun 24, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

As health care workers continue to fight on the front lines, NREL volunteers do what they can to help by manufacturing face shields for healthcare workers, paramedics, and firefighters in Colorado.

Jun 24, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

According to NREL researchers, seasonal energy storage can facilitate the deployment of high and ultra-high shares of wind and solar energy sources.

Jun 23, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

As hydrogen fuel cell electric cars and trucks grow in popularity, a new publicly available Hydrogen Filling Simulation (H2FillS) tool is laying the groundwork for the safe design of hydrogen fueling systems.

Jun 22, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Challenging the best and brightest to unlock the power of the ocean, in August, the MECC will begin accepting applications for the 2021 competition.

Jun 21, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

What if carbon dioxide (CO2), a prevalent greenhouse gas, could be transformed into higher-value fuels and chemicals using low-cost, renewable electricity? Recent results from NREL may enable the scale-up of an electrochemical process to reduce CO2 that has not been possible until now.

Jun 21, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Motorists can save as much as $14,500 on fuel costs over 15 years by driving an electric vehicle instead of a similar one fueled by gasoline, according to a new analysis conducted by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's NREL and Idaho National Laboratory.

Jun 18, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Some soul-searching and road-tripping set her on the right route to her goal of working with NREL's System Advisor Model.

Jun 17, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Eight of the 17 winning teams in the DESIGN stage of the Waves to Water Prize received awards for their entrepreneurial wave-powered desalination designs.

Jun 17, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Eight teams from across the United States are working with NREL to develop and test novel applications of solar energy in rural communities and commercial-scale settings as part of the second round of the Solar Energy Innovation Network.

Jun 15, 2020, 18:00 by Rebecca Harris Sullivan

NASA is using WEC-Sim (Wave Energy Converter SIMulator), an open-source code developed by NREL and Sandia National Laboratories, to ensure NASA’s Orion Crew Model uprights and remains upright upon landing in the ocean.