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September 2024
News Release: NREL Breaks Ground on New Facility To Accelerate Lab-Scale Innovations for Scale-Up and Industry Adoption
NREL broke ground today on its new Energy Materials and Processing at Scale (EMAPS) facility on the east side of its South Table Mountain Campus in Golden, Colorado.
Advanced Hydropower Cybersecurity: Introducing the Cybersecurity Value-at-Risk Framework 2.0
NREL has released version 2.0 of the Cybersecurity Value-at-Risk Framework, a free, publicly available tool that helps power plant owners and operators assess their cybersecurity risks and make sound cybersecurity investment decisions.
Researchers Discover New Way To Make 'Atomic Lasagna'
A research team discovered a method to transform materials with three-dimensional atomic structures into nearly two-dimensional structures.
NREL Partner Forum Tackles the Built Environment
Nearly 150 innovators, energy planners, analysts, entrepreneurs, and researchers converged on NREL's Golden, Colorado, campus to focus on a highly complex, seemingly intractable problem: decarbonizing the built environment.
News Release: NREL's Economic Impact Hits $1.9 Billion
The economic impact of NREL topped $1.9 billion nationwide in fiscal year 2023, according to a study by the University of Colorado Boulder's Leeds School of Business.
Partnership With USDA Highlights NREL's Value in Addressing Rural Renewable Energy Questions
Farmers and rural small businesses in the United States are interested in transitioning to renewable energy and increasing energy efficiency for their businesses.
Innovative Materials and Scalable Manufacturing Pathways: New NREL Research Center To Look Toward the Future of Renewable Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science Basic Energy Sciences program recently selected NREL to lead A Center for Power Electronics Materials and Manufacturing Exploration (APEX), a new Energy Frontier Research Center.
NREL Welcomes Fresh Perspectives From Next Generation of Renewable Energy Researchers
Each year, NREL welcomes hundreds of interns from across the country to contribute to its mission of expanding renewable energy.
All in the Family: How Heath Garrison Transformed Electrical Safety at NREL
Heath Garrison has significantly raised the standard of electrical safety across the laboratory—so much so that he was named one of NREL's 2024 Distinguished Members of Operations Staff.
August 2024
Geothermal Under the Midnight Sun
After winning a collegiate competition, the next step for most teams is to celebrate.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025