Grid Modernization News

Feb 12, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

A research team including scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory explored the possibilities provided by the natural world by researching how the bacteria Methylomicrobium alcaliphilum 20ZR uses methane, an abundant greenhouse gas, and converts it to valuable product precursors.

Feb 7, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

NREL researchers took inspiration from the pitch control of wind turbine blades for a new wave energy converter design.

Feb 7, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

Feb 5, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

In her new role, Young will work closely with NREL management to establish the lab's geothermal energy portfolio, including research and development geared toward advancing the use of geothermal energy as a renewable power source.

Jan 30, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

More than 90 people--including over 50 industry attendees, in addition to laboratory and DOE representatives--attended the Wind Industry Partnership Summit, held January 24-25 in Washington, D.C.

Jan 30, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

The 2016 Renewable Energy Data Book shows that U.S. renewable electricity grew to 18.3 percent of total installed capacity and 15.6 percent of total electricity generation in 2016.

Jan 29, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

Researchers at NREL created an environmentally stable, high-efficiency perovskite solar cell, bringing the emerging technology a step closer to commercial deployment.

Jan 29, 2018, 17:00 by Ernie Tucker

Perovskites become a passion for a scientist who had an "experience edge" over other students.

Jan 28, 2018, 17:00 by Dean Levi

NREL's cell and module performance recently developed a new procedure for measuring the power of commercial crystalline-silicon photovoltaic modules that reduces the uncertainty in module maximum power.

Jan 28, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

Leaders in the private sector, communities, non-profits, and government are eligible to participate in the program.

Jan 25, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

On January 15, Eaton, a power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services, entered into a cooperative agreement with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Jan 25, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

NREL researchers recently released an updated open-source version of FLOw Redirection and Induction in Steady State (FLORIS), a set of controls and optimization tools for wind farm control.

Jan 23, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

Dr. Mark O'Malley offers his perspective on ESI; where it's going and what it takes to get there.

Jan 22, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

An influx of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) charging without coordination could prove challenging to the nation’s electric grid, according to research conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Jan 22, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

NREL postdoc Jeff Christians received a prestigious award from the U.S. Department of Energy for his work on perovskite solar cells, a promising class of materials.

Jan 17, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

The 2018 Hands-On PV Experience workshop is an opportunity for a select group of U.S. graduate students to spend an immersive week at NREL in a hands-on, small-group research setting.

Jan 15, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

A microscopic analysis of perovskite solar cells reveals new insight into how the devices degrade--information necessary for moving the technology closer to commercialization.

Jan 14, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently installed a new gearbox and main bearing in the U.S. Department of Energy-owned General Electric 1.5-megawatt SLE turbine.

Jan 11, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

NREL will host the ninth annual PV Reliability Workshop from Feb. 27 to March 1 in Lakewood, Colorado. Sessions at the workshop will cover key topics in reliability, such as stability of high-efficiency modules, module soiling, inverter reliability, monitoring and failure detection, international standards, and accelerated testing of modules.

Jan 10, 2018, 17:00 by User Not Found

NREL's Energy Storage Chief Engineer Ahmad Pesaran has been honored with a DOE Assistant Secretary's 2017 EERE Outstanding Impact Award, along with members of the DOE EERE VTO Battery and Electrification team. Pesaran and the team received the EERE Impact Award for the successful development of the ground-breaking electric vehicle Extreme Fast Charging R&D Gap Assessment and Research Roadmap.