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June 2022
Fast Flow Future for Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Trucks
As the culmination of two years of work on the Innovating High Throughput Hydrogen Stations (IHS) Project, NREL researchers have successfully demonstrated high-flow-rate hydrogen fueling into a heavy-duty (HD) vehicle system.
SAFFiRE Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project Earns Government-Industry Boost
With fuel prices soaring, a new government-industry partnership based at NREL plans to shift the aviation market further away from oil fields and closer to the farmlands.
Giving Vehicles a Safe Green Light
A surprisingly high number of auto accidents—21% of all car crashes—occur at intersections with traffic lights. While these incidents are usually caused by driver error, new technology linked to roadway infrastructure can help prevent crashes resulting from human lapses of judgment.
May 2022
Connecting the Country: Are Quick, Electrified Flights From Local Airports Possible?
Trick question: What is your nearest airport? You might think of the urban hub you always catch flights from, even if that airport is hours away.
NREL Pledge Curbs Emissions as Part of Larger DOE Initiative
Martin Keller, director of NREL, said he expects the Flatirons Campus near Boulder, Colorado, will reach net zero emissions annually by the end of fiscal year 2023 and the South Table Mountain Campus outside Golden, Colorado, to hit that achievement three years later.
Battery Policies and Incentives Database Contributes to U.S. Efforts To Build a Secure Electric Vehicle Battery Supply Chain
Drastically increasing fleet and consumer use of electric vehicles (EVs) and developing energy storage solutions for renewable energy generation and resilience are key strategies the Biden administration touts to slash national transportation emissions and curtail climate change.
Expanded Nanoscale Imaging Lends a Clearer Vision for the Future of Batteries
At NREL, there is a common consensus that X-ray imaging techniques hold the key to unlocking critical information about the performance of energy storage systems.
From Full Fare to Fast Charging
Researchers from NREL are working to make sure that New York City's electric vehicle charging network and local utility can meet the eventual demands of more than 100,000 electric cars for hire.
Laboratory Partnerships Bolster Battery Recycling Prize Solutions
The Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize allows entrepreneurs to access state-of-the-art research facilities as technical partners in collaboration within the American-Made Network.
No Time, No Chips: No Problem for NREL
Amid global supply chain delays and semiconductor shortages, NREL researchers use creative problem-solving to deploy two high-performance computing solutions within one year.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025