Grid Integration and Power System Transformation Analysis

NREL adapts and applies a broad portfolio of tools to assist countries with analysis of opportunities and strategies for achieving high-performing power systems that optimize use of a broad portfolio of advanced energy technologies.

Technologies include:

• Renewable energy
• Energy efficiency
• Energy storage
• Flexible gas and coal generation
• Nuclear power
• Grid management and infrastructure solutions.

We provide technical assistance to countries on using capacity expansion models to support regional and national grid integration studies and development of advanced energy road maps.

We also assist countries with production cost modeling to optimize generation siting and system design and performance with the overall grid systems.

The Lithuania 100% Renewable Energy Study

The Lithuania 100% Renewable Energy Study is a collaborative research and development agreement between the Lithuanian Energy Agency and NREL. It evaluates a range of future scenarios and equips decision makers in Lithuania with answers to many critical energy transition questions. This study will support Lithuania in achieving a climate-neutral energy sector. Learn more by visiting the Lithuania 100% Renewable Energy Study page.

The Global Power System Transformation Consortium

NREL currently hosts the secretariat duties for the Global Power System Transformation (G-PST) Consortium. G-PST brings together key power system operators, research and educational institutions, governments, businesses, and stakeholders from around the world to accelerate adoption of advanced energy technologies. These collaborations provide coordinated and holistic end-to-end support and knowledge infusion to power system operators across five pillars of focus: system operator research and peer learning, system operator technical support, workforce development, localized technology adoption support, and open-source data and tools. To learn more, visit the G-PST Consortium website.

Children's Investment Fund Foundation

With support from the Children's Investment Fund Foundation, NREL partnered with several of India's states to compile and employ big data, build and deploy modeling tools, and integrate state-of-the-art planning and analytic methods into the decision-making processes at key power sector institutions. This work program advances the data, tools and methods used by India's states and power system operators to plan and manage the country's evolving power sector. To learn more, visit the Supporting India's States with Renewable Energy Integration web page.