DOE Program Awards NREL $3.2 Million for Selected Energy Research

Matching funds from the private sector will contribute $3,229,096 toward the commercialization of emerging energy technologies.

Co-Optima Homes in on Promising Fuels for Passenger Vehicles, Revs Up Strategies for Commercial Trucks

Researchers with the Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines initiative have identified the six blendstocks from two chemical families that exhibit the greatest potential to dramatically increase efficiency when combined with petroleum-based fuels in boosted (or turbocharged) spark-ignition engines for light-duty vehicles.

NREL Researchers Garner DOE Awards at Annual Merit Review

The U.S. Department of Energy honored two NREL research teams for their outstanding achievements at the Vehicle Technologies Office's Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Meeting.

Ron Judkoff Receives ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award for 41 Years of Pioneering Buildings Research

NREL Supports Popular Kinetic Sculpture Camp, STEM Education

This summer, NREL supported a local camp that explores the intersection of art and science, giving campers the opportunity to make connections between creativity and future career paths.

NREL Hydrogen Researchers Recognized by DOE for Outstanding Achievements at 2019 Annual Merit Review

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently honored three NREL researchers for their outstanding achievements at the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Meeting.

New Analysis Adds Realism to Renewable Energy Research

Rebecca Hanes and team developed a new ground-breaking analysis, Quantifying Adoption Rates and Energy Savings over Time for Advanced Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Technologies, published in the Journal of Cleaner Production.

NREL Researcher Demonstrates 3D Chemical Imaging of Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes

For the first time, researchers capture 3D images of the crystal structure inside of operating single electrode particles. The images revealed unexpected results, as detailed in a recent journal article.

Collaborative Research Charts Course to Hundreds of New Nitrides

A groundbreaking research effort involving scientists at NREL and at other laboratories around the country yielded the prediction of 203 new stable ternary nitride compounds.

First-ever Spatial Estimate of Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) Reveals Abundant, Cost-Competitive Potential for Wind and Solar PV Across Southeast Asia

New Mapping Application Visualizes Costs of Developing Renewable Energy Resources

Scalable Solutions: NREL Researchers to Help ExxonMobil Slash Biofuels Emissions

As part of its partnership with ExxonMobil, NREL researchers will take a closer look at air pollutant emissions from the entire biofuels supply chain, as well as the resulting impacts on air quality.

News Release: NREL Announces Participants for 2019 Executive Energy Leadership Program

The four-month program offers executive decision-makers an in-depth opportunity to learn from some of our laboratory's most prominent scientists, engineers and professionals, tour our research facilities, and visit local renewable energy installations.

NREL Accelerates the Development of Wave Energy Water Desalination Technologies in New Prize Competition

The Waves to Water Prize invites competitors to help accelerate early-stage technologies through a series of contests. Participants will demonstrate small, modular, cost-competitive desalination systems that use the power of ocean waves to supplement existing technologies that can provide drinking water to remote and coastal communities.

NREL Hosting the12th Annual Beyond Lithium-Ion Symposium Focused on Transformational Advances in Energy Storage Technologies

Scientists and Engineers to Discuss Ways to Surpass Current State-of-the-Art for Transportation and Electrical Grid Applications

NREL Announces Finalists in Round 1 of American-Made Solar Prize

The range of innovations represented by the competitors include cell and device-related concepts as well as module and application hardware.

Shining Light on Best Practices for Global Renewable Portfolio Standard Policies

Renewable portfolio standards, or RPSs, can be designed in numerous ways. New research details best practices for ensuring RPS policies meet their desired objectives, highlighting examples from around the globe.

From Goldfish Blood Cells to SIMB President-Elect, Microbiology Is Steve Decker's Passion

The seeds of microbiology were planted in the inquisitive mind of a young Steve Decker when a microscope—gift-wrapped with his name on it—arrived on a cold Wisconsin morning.

Small-Scale Images May Hold the Key to Large-Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling

By looking closely at battery cells, researchers hope to unlock the secret to scalable lithium-ion battery recycling.

'Nothing' technology creates less expensive thin-film solar cells

Solar cells made from elements in the third and fifth columns of the periodic table have been shown to be highly efficient at converting sunlight into energy, but their high costs pose a drawback and limited their use to niche applications.

The Man Behind the Goggles: Meet NREL's Visualization Guru, Kenny Gruchalla

Gruchalla's experience working on an icebreaker helps him design, build NREL's visualization lab, show researchers their projects in new ways.