Grid Modernization News

Aug 13, 2024, 18:00 by Tara McMurtry

Anuj Sanghvi, now an NREL cybersecurity researcher and network security engineer, always knew he wanted to work in engineering. He was one of those children—the ones who take toys and electronics apart to play with the circuit boards.

Aug 7, 2024, 18:00 by Anna Squires

Khan is a researcher within NREL's Center for Integrated Mobility Sciences and has been named a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Aug 7, 2024, 18:00 by Molly Rettig

Bill Gillies was chosen as a 2024 Distinguished Member of Operations Staff for his contributions to the laboratory.

Aug 5, 2024, 18:00 by User Not Found

With more than 500,000 buildings and structures at more than 500 domestic and international naval sites, the U.S. Navy has an opportunity to achieve significant energy and cost savings by increasing efficiency.

Aug 5, 2024, 18:00 by Justin Daugherty

In solar cells and light-emitting diodes, maintaining the excited state kinetics of molecules against annihilation is a race against time.

Aug 4, 2024, 18:00 by Caleigh Avramis

Parveen Dhillon and Paul Torcellini have been recognized by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) for their outstanding contributions and accomplishments to sustainable technology.

Aug 4, 2024, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott Murphy

In the latest Manufacturing Masterminds Q&A, Jibo shares why a prosthesis changed how he sees himself and how clean energy could help manufacturing facilities do far more than just reduce their emissions.

Aug 4, 2024, 18:00 by Natasha Headland

Soft costs for the private and public electric vehicle supply equipment needed to support electric vehicle fleets are essential to the transportation sector's electrification but are not well understood.

Jul 31, 2024, 18:00 by Natalie Thomure

Over the past seven months, a select group of college students in Texas and Georgia have been collaborating with local organizations to drive clean energy education and solutions.

Jul 29, 2024, 18:00 by Sherin Ann Abraham

In the latest installment of NREL's Tell Me Something Grid Series, grid researcher Sherin Ann Abraham dives into the exciting challenges of modernizing the distribution grid.

Jul 29, 2024, 18:00 by User Not Found

BUILD'EM represents a promising step toward a greener construction industry.

Jul 28, 2024, 18:00 by Tiffany Plate

An extensive study on one of NREL's research wind turbines offers keys insights into the benefits and challenges of downwind operations.

Jul 25, 2024, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

A new kind of grid technology, called medium-voltage silicon carbide converters, could help the U.S. grid smoothly transition to renewable energy.

Jul 25, 2024, 18:00 by Tiffany Plate

At the TORQUE Conference in Florence, Italy, this May, NREL wind researchers took to the stage to share their impactful research and learn from others.

Jul 24, 2024, 18:00 by Mariah Cox

Researchers at NREL recently explored a model of risk evaluation to energy system upgrades in a project called Cyber100 Compass.

Jul 23, 2024, 18:00 by Justin Daugherty

Evolving cybersecurity risks to the U.S. energy sector can challenge rapidly transforming system architectures and technologies. To understand and adapt to cybersecurity threats utilities need first to understand their own environment.

Jul 22, 2024, 18:00 by User Not Found

Researchers working at the forefront of an emerging photovoltaic technology are thinking ahead about how to scale, deploy, and design future solar panels to be easily recyclable.

Jul 22, 2024, 18:00 by Jeffrey Wolf

A new event from NREL, Camp Cleantech aims to give startups the tools and lessons to overcome the surprises that await them on the journey to the market.

Jul 21, 2024, 18:00 by Natasha Headland

Reducing capital and viability risks for infrastructure investment decisions will accelerate the adoption of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. NREL is helping stakeholders forecast demand and minimize infrastructure buildout costs.

Jul 17, 2024, 18:00 by Carol Laurie

A new crop of Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP) award selections will benefit farmers and small rural businesses by focusing on how to remove market barriers to distributed wind turbine deployment in agricultural settings.