Grid Modernization News

May 7, 2025, 11:08 by Molly Rettig

A team of NREL researchers and Tribal staff are tackling the problems as part of a $1 million award through the U.S. Housing and Urban Development's Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes.

May 7, 2025, 09:22 by Rory McIlmoil

In this installment of NREL's Tell Me Something Grid series, Rory McIlmoil, a researcher in NREL's Grid Planning and Analysis Center, shares how microgrids could unlock greater grid resilience in the wake of natural disasters like Hurricane Helene.

May 6, 2025, 13:27 by Jenn Fields

Turchi returned to NREL with a savvy outlook on concentrating solar power (CSP) systems analysis and innovation after serving as the principal investigator for a technology startup.

May 1, 2025, 12:42 by Connor O'Neil

Working with local quantum companies, an NREL team is developing benchmarks for quantum computers on the problems that are important to energy science, enabling NREL and industry to prioritize practical utility for the next generation of quantum software and hardware.

Apr 30, 2025, 14:13 by Wayne Hicks

Using an ionic salt to replace the fullerene layer in perovskite solar cells boosted their performance, efficiency, and durability, according to a global research effort led by scientists at NREL.

Apr 29, 2025, 15:16 by Jeffrey Wolf

History was made this year at the NREL Industry Growth Forum, which reached a record high number for attendance with more than 1,000 people.

Apr 28, 2025, 16:13 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

In the latest Manufacturing Masterminds Q&A, Matt Ringer shares how he ended up in a people-centered role despite his shy childhood and why he joined NREL despite knowing nothing about the laboratory and its mission.

Apr 28, 2025, 15:58 by Jeffrey Wolf

SPAN is the only startup company to go through two of NREL's startup assistance programs: the Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL (GCxN) and the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2).

Apr 22, 2025, 15:23 by Erik Ringle

The synthetic aviation fuel technology being codeveloped by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NREL yields aromatic-rich SAF by deconstructing lignin in plants and hydrodeoxygenating the resulting molecules to jet-range blendstocks.

Apr 17, 2025, 14:46 by Brooke Van Zandt

Many coastal, remote, and island communities need more affordable, reliable, and secure energy systems but lack the resources to change the status quo.

Apr 14, 2025, 13:41 by Tara McMurtry

Recently, Shanti Pless stood on a windswept hillside and listed some of the issues that come with leaky envelopes.

Apr 4, 2025, 13:09 by User Not Found

The 2025 NREL Industry Growth Forum celebrated its 30th anniversary by awarding six top innovators of emerging technologies on March 26–28, 2025.

Mar 30, 2025, 18:00 by Justin Rickard

Kisgeropoulos is a full-time researcher in NREL's Biosciences Center, responsible for helping manage the Advanced Spin Resonance Facility, which houses the electron paramagnetic resonance equipment.

Mar 24, 2025, 18:00 by Tara McMurtry

NREL materials data scientist Steven R. Spurgeon has been honored with the Microscopy Society of America's Burton Medal award.

Mar 20, 2025, 18:00 by Hannah Halusker

In Fiscal Year 2024, researchers at NREL submitted a record-breaking 294 innovations, representing potentially patentable inventions or copyrightable software.

Mar 19, 2025, 18:00 by Caitlyn Major

Susan Habas, now a senior scientist and distinguished member of research staff in the Catalytic Carbon Transformation and Scale-Up Center at NREL, had an unconventional start to her career in chemistry.

Mar 16, 2025, 18:00 by Justin Daugherty

Two new materials science papers explore substrate engineering to increase power electronics’ energy efficiency and performance.

Mar 12, 2025, 18:00 by Jenn Fields

Rumbles is known globally for his photochemistry research. At NREL, he has a reputation for creating a culture that has led to innovative ideas in basic energy research.

Mar 9, 2025, 18:00 by Tara McMurtry

Sometimes Ashley Gaulding feels a bit like an investigator on a television crime procedural.

Mar 5, 2025, 06:32 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

Marine energy developers often start with a functional theoretical design. But even the best virtual designs cannot account for every invisible defect or ocean oddity. NREL’s desert facilities offer the comprehensive, computer-to-ocean testing that marine energy researchers and developers need to get their technologies closer to commercial use.