Grid Modernization News

Sep 8, 2024, 18:00 by Justin Daugherty

Farmers and rural small businesses in the United States are interested in transitioning to renewable energy and increasing energy efficiency for their businesses.

Sep 4, 2024, 18:00 by Justin Daugherty

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science Basic Energy Sciences program recently selected NREL to lead A Center for Power Electronics Materials and Manufacturing Exploration (APEX), a new Energy Frontier Research Center.

Sep 4, 2024, 18:00 by Madelyn Weirich

Each year, NREL welcomes hundreds of interns from across the country to contribute to its mission of expanding renewable energy.

Sep 2, 2024, 18:00 by Tara McMurtry

Heath Garrison has significantly raised the standard of electrical safety across the laboratory—so much so that he was named one of NREL's 2024 Distinguished Members of Operations Staff.

Aug 28, 2024, 18:00 by Kelly MacGregor

After winning a collegiate competition, the next step for most teams is to celebrate.

Aug 28, 2024, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

In the latest Manufacturing Masterminds Q&A, Aday shares why Bill Nye inspired her to become a scientist, how 3D manufacturing and artificial intelligence could help the cement and concrete industries decarbonize, and why handling a crowd of 1,000 people is the same as handling a 1,000-pound animal.

Aug 28, 2024, 18:00 by Justin Daugherty

The industrial sector is integral to our daily lives, yet we do not often see the people and technologies that power it in action.

Aug 27, 2024, 18:00 by Erik F. Ringle

Recognizing the crucial role heliostats play at large-scale concentrating solar power facilities, the U.S. Department of Energy's Heliostat Consortium awarded a combined $3 million across six projects to innovate heliostat controls, deployment, and workforce training.

Aug 27, 2024, 18:00 by Jeffrey Wolf

Held Aug. 12–14, 2024, at CSU Spur in Denver, Colorado, Camp Cleantech was hosted by NREL's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center and sponsored by Wells Fargo.

Aug 26, 2024, 18:00 by Tim Meehan

A new, specially designed cybersecurity tool for hydropower plants is now in development at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Aug 26, 2024, 18:00 by Tim Meehan

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is extending its "Powered By" webinar series to feature more grid planning and analysis tools starting on Sept. 10.

Aug 21, 2024, 18:00 by Tara McMurtry

NREL's National Wind Technology Center hosted 36 interns for the summer. The Leading Edge caught up with six of those interns to learn about their work, achievements, and hopes for the future.

Aug 21, 2024, 18:00 by User Not Found

Researchers at NREL see a realistic path forward to the manufacture of bio-derivable wind blades that can be chemically recycled and the components reused, ending the practice of old blades winding up in landfills at the end of their useful life.

Aug 21, 2024, 18:00 by Justin Daugherty

No molecule stands alone—they need others, at least when it comes to being able to display useful photophysical, electronic, and chemical properties.

Aug 20, 2024, 18:00 by Tiffany Plate

Annual NREL-authored report outlines last year's advancements in the offshore wind energy industry, including major milestones that signal positive growth.

Aug 20, 2024, 18:00 by Jeffrey Wolf

DTE Materials has access to NREL expertise and equipment through the Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL (GCxN) program. DTE’s patented process, called Clearwash, is designed to make anatomical changes to biomass to make it integrate with ceramic binders more effectively.

Aug 19, 2024, 18:00 by User Not Found

The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced approximately $11.5 million in funding through its new Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy 2024 (IGNIITE 2024) program. Three researchers from NREL are among the inaugural class of selectees.

Aug 18, 2024, 18:00 by Erik Ringle

Call it fate or happenstance, but NREL's Rebecca Smaha found her chemistry specialization in an auditorium at Princeton University during her junior year.

Aug 18, 2024, 18:00 by Connor O'Neil

The workforce in critical sectors is short-staffed and undertrained in cybersecurity. To address this gap, the U.S. government has taken steps to expand, diversify, and educate the critical infrastructure workforce, and that agenda is already in action at NREL.

Aug 18, 2024, 18:00 by User Not Found

After more than two years of hard work, the Kestrel supercomputer completes its full buildout to reach 44 petaflops of computing power focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency research.