May 2023
Stage 2 Winners of a Manufacturing Prize Are Supercharging U.S. Industries
Seven winning teams have designed conductive materials that could dramatically lower manufacturing and energy costs and make it easier for the country to reach the levels of electrification needed to meet its goal of a carbon-pollution-free economy by 2050.
Managing Building Efficiency in the City That Never Sleeps
Data exchange and support software developed at NREL is helping community building owners—including those in New York City—meet the national drive toward decarbonization.
Technical Assistance Available for Small- and Medium-Sized Manufacturers
A new technical assistance program in support of the Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program is available to support small- and medium-sized manufacturers in communities that have experienced coal mine or coal-fired power plant closures. Applications are due May 26, 2023.
Reaching 50 by 30: Seminal NREL Study Identifies National Charging Needs to Support Growth in EV Sales through 2030
Nearly 70 years ago, the United States began construction on the interstate highway system, setting in motion an effort that has been called the greatest public works project in American history.
April 2023
Award-Winning NREL Buildings Project Bolstered by Team's Passion for Clean Energy
Wonderful memories of swimming in the local rivers of Zhejiang in eastern China led a young Yueyue Zhou toward a career in architecture and creating beautiful landscapes. But experiencing the effects of climate change firsthand and watching those rivers become polluted is what drove her to NREL.
What Kandt She Do? NREL Researcher Alicen Kandt Leads the Charge on Renewing Our National Parks
NREL's Alicen Kandt describes how federal agencies like the National Park Service can work with NREL and the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) to turn clean energy goals into practical applications.
NREL Researchers Reveal Concept To Curb Need for Battery Storage
A delicate balancing act between the generation of renewable energy and the demand for that power could reduce the need for as much short-duration storage, according to a new proof-of-concept paper authored by researchers at NREL.
It's Earth Day! Let's Recycle EVERYTHING
In celebration of Earth Day, NREL highlights its water power research areas and shares how those efforts are helping reduce, reuse, and recycle.
NREL and Partners Build All-Data Approach for Automated Grid Recovery
Power outages are on the rise in the United States, but so are technologies that help systems recover, like distributed energy and sensors.
NREL and UL Reach Key Milestone in Securing Distributed-Generation Industry
With support from NREL and the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Energy Technologies Office, UL Solutions has published the Outline of Investigation for a cybersecurity certification standard for distributed energy resources and inverter-based resource devices.
NREL Tapped To Help Electrify 4 Major Freight Corridors
NREL will collaborate with industry partners on four projects to plan zero-emission electric vehicle charging and hydrogen fuel infrastructure spanning more than half of the United States.
NREL, GE Research Team Find Critical Adjustments to Improve Wind Turbine Design
Researchers at GE-GRC and NREL are studying the impact of low-level jet stream behavior along the Atlantic coast on coastal wind farm installations to find critical insights for a burgeoning U.S. wind energy economy.
Power System Operator Staff From Vietnam, Colombia, and Ukraine Visit NREL
The Global Power System Transformation (G-PST) Consortium hosted international partners for a study tour across Colorado and Arizona.
Q&A With Danish Saleem: A 'Bottomless Cyber Enthusiast' Works To Secure U.S. Power Grid Against Hackers
Like a blizzard, a hacker could cut off power to millions of Americans—but not if Danish Saleem can help it. In our latest Q&A profile, Saleem explains how he is working to build security into distributed clean energy technologies to protect the country's power grid from the rising threat of cyberattacks.
An Alaskan Village's Journey Back to the Future
Athabascan Indians living in the remote Alaskan village of Igiugig are building an energy-sustainable community despite years of oil field development.
News Release: Next Decade Decisive for PV Growth on the Path to 2050
Global experts on solar power strongly urge a commitment to the continued growth of photovoltaic manufacturing and deployment to power the planet, arguing that lowballing projections for PV growth while waiting for a consensus on other energy pathways or the emergence of technological last-minute miracles "is no longer an option."
LIBRA Model Guides Development of Sustainable Battery Supply Chain
LIBRA uses powerful system dynamics modeling to analyze the supply chain and evaluate the economic viability of Li-ion battery manufacturing, reuse, and recycling.
March 2023
New Consortium Advances Technologies That Use Renewable Electricity To Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel
NREL scientist and principal investigator for the CO₂ Reduction and Upgrading for e-Fuels Consortium (CO₂RUe) Michael Resch leads a team of researchers working to unlock the potential of carbon dioxide electrolyzers and other technologies that enable e-fuels.
Powering Coastal Cities With Ocean Waves: New Marine Energy Prize Investigates Novel Materials To Capture and Convert Wave Energy
The Innovating Distributed Embedded Energy Prize encourages participants within and beyond the marine energy industry to support the development of wave energy technologies that could help power the nation.
Combined 'SuperLab' Demonstrates Unique Hybrid Power Plant
For a 60-minute period in January 2023, a power plant like no other existed in the U.S. Mountain West.
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