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Dec 18, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

A multiyear system design and validation project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Water Power Technologies Office reached completion in 2019 and resulted in increased knowledge about development and validation of wave energy converter devices and their associated materials.

Dec 17, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

A flagship NREL analysis project, the fifth annual Standard Scenarios Outlook models 36 possible projections for power sector evolution through the year 2050.

Dec 16, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) achieved many goals across the spectrum of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies in 2019, and the news coming from the laboratory shows it.

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A novel oxygenate molecule that can be produced from biomass shows promise for use as a blend for diesel fuel, according to researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Dec 12, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

Scientists at NREL achieved a technological breakthrough for solar cells previously thought impossible.

Dec 12, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

The ocean may very well be the next frontier, and two major industries—telecommunications and marine renewable energy—are already employing and exploring this vital asset. Vital to both telecom and marine renewable energy development is careful planning to accommodate their respective operations, as well as those of other users of the ocean.

Dec 11, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

Expanding solar energy’s reach, one estimate at a time. Meet PVWatts.

Dec 10, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

Wind turbines with social skills. Potato guns that help researchers better understand wind-wildlife impacts. A fast-growing and long-lasting demand for skilled wind workers. Whatever the story, 2019 saw gale-force developments in wind energy research at NREL, and these currents show no signs of slowing down.

Dec 10, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

Analysts modeled how the future U.S. power system could operate with up to 55% solar energy penetration.

Dec 10, 2019, 16:00 by Connor O'Neil

Holy Cross Energy brings NREL algorithms out of the lab and into homes, setting a national example for grid control.

Dec 8, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

Team Wittmeyer-Dasgupta of the Southwest Research Institute won a Furthering Advancements to Shorten Time (FAST) Commissioning for Pumped-Storage Hydropower Prize for a modular steel concept for dams that reduces costs by one-third and cuts construction schedules in half.

Dec 5, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

NREL has partnered with the SolSmart program, which recognizes cities, counties, and regional organizations across the United States that have successfully adopted solar energy into their communities.

Dec 5, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

The next generation of information technology could take advantage of spintronics--electronics that use the minuscule magnetic fields emanating from spinning electrons as well as the electric charges of the electrons themselves--for faster, smaller electronic devices that use less energy.

Dec 5, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

NREL Senior Research Engineer Julieta Giraldez-Miner assists utilities with managing distributed energy resources (DERs), while leading NREL projects in microgrids, smart grids, and grid integration.

Dec 4, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

Paul Veers, the chief engineer at NREL's National Wind Technology Center, collaborated with technical experts from around the world to develop an end-to-end resource covering every aspect of wind energy design, modeling, and simulation. The resulting two-volume book, which includes NREL contributions to 10 of the 18 chapters, explains the principal elements behind multiple subsystem models that are needed to create a full-system optimization framework.

Dec 4, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

The latest REopt Lite upgrades address users' growing focus on providing backup power to sustain critical load during outages. Expanded resilience capabilities enable users to optimally size new diesel generation and better understand the benefits and trade-offs of resilience.

Dec 2, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

The program, informally known as Energy Execs, is accepting applications through Jan. 13. Approximately 20 people are chosen each year.

Dec 1, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

New collection of historic U.S. power plant efficiency data can be used to more accurately model the integration of variable solar and wind energy on the grid.

Dec 1, 2019, 17:00 by User Not Found

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) are searching for ways to maximize the advantages of large-scale rotors and their potential for increased energy generation. Their work as part of DOE's Big Adaptive Rotor (BAR) project aims to create the next generation of land-based wind turbines with 206-meter (m) rotors, which will increase capacity factors by 10% or more over a typical land-based turbine.