Grid Modernization News

Jun 11, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

NREL experts and industry leaders focus their knowledge on focused sunlight⁠—an on-demand, renewable power source.

Jun 10, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

During National Oceans Month, we celebrate water power researchers who are discovering innovative ways to harness marine energy to generate electricity.

Jun 9, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

NREL has launched MHKiT, an open-source software designed to support marine and hydrokinetic R&D through data processing and analysis.

Jun 9, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Offshore wind, with its potential for domestic electricity-generating capacity of more than 2,000 gigawatts, could supply enough electricity to meet the needs of the entire United States twice over. NREL researchers are working with partners to make reliable, affordable, and accessible offshore wind energy a reality.

Jun 8, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

This week, the U.S. DOE and NREL announced the winners for the DESIGN Stage and the location for the final DRINK Stage of the American-Made Challenges Waves to Water Prize: Jennette's Pier on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Jun 7, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

NREL is growing its mission space through an expanded collaboration with Alaska's Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC), based in Fairbanks, Alaska. CCHRC has 20 years of experience designing energy efficient, healthy, culturally appropriate homes in some of the harshest conditions on Earth.

Jun 7, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Passenger cars and light-duty trucks typically account for 55% of U.S. transportation energy use. Recently, sharp increases in demand for deliveries have pressed some commercial trucks—which usually account for more than 25% of transportation-related fuel consumption—into overtime.

Jun 4, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Global Wind Day, celebrated worldwide on June 15, offers an opportunity to highlight NREL's leadership in wind energy research. On behalf of the U.S. DOE, NREL represents the United States by participating in 16 of the 18 International Energy Agency Wind Technology Collaboration Programme research tasks.

Jun 4, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

From workforce development programs that prepare young people for jobs in the wind industry to a new reference wind turbine that expands capabilities to assess offshore designs, NREL led some exciting projects featured in the Wind Energy Technologies Office's biannual Research and Development Newsletter.

May 31, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

NREL has launched a new website featuring information on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard 1547-2018 for integrating distributed energy resources (DERs) into the modernized electrical grid.

May 31, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

A new National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) technical report details a milestone capability at NREL to develop, emulate, and visualize interconnected power and communications systems for the study of cybersecurity and distributed energy.

May 31, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Sandra Loi, project leader with the Technology Integration section in NREL's Center for Integrated Mobility Sciences, has been awarded the 2020 U.S. Department of Energy Vehicle Technologies Office Distinguished Achievement Award for her outstanding service to technology integration partners.

May 31, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

The new standard, IEEE 1547.1-2020, clarifies the test and evaluation procedures to ensure distributed energy resources comply with established standard 1547-2018.

May 31, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Daniel Bennett, a retired U.S. Army colonel and former director of research for the U.S. Army Cyber Institute at West Point, joined NREL in September 2019 as the senior technical advisor for NREL's Energy Security and Resilience Center.

May 27, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

A new video and report explain the historical role of inertia in maintaining a reliable power system—and how this role is changing as the grid evolves.

May 27, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has announced $3.4 million in project funding for an NREL-led team in a new program designed to assess the delivery risk of grid assets' ability to provide expected power.

May 27, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

Research performed by the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI)—a joint effort between NREL and the University of Colorado, Boulder—shows how RASEI researchers traced the growth of individual cyanobacteria, providing new insights into the biological pathways that enable efficient photosynthetic growth, and ultimately high-value renewable fuels and chemicals.

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

Hydropower may be the missing puzzle piece that offers the flexibility and storage necessary to effectively bridge the gap between traditional and renewable resources on the grid.

May 20, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

This spring, a new cohort of Power Connectors joined the American-Made Challenges team following a competitive application process. The group was chosen for their expertise in areas that would ensure the success of competing teams and the overall program.

May 19, 2020, 18:00 by User Not Found

The NREL Education Programs team put their creativity to the test by hosting the 30th Colorado High School Science Bowl online for the first time in the event’s history. Cherry Creek High School's team won first place this year, unseating three-time champion Fort Collins High School.