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May 2024
Longtime NRELian Arthur Nozik Elected Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
NREL Senior Research Fellow Emeritus Arthur Nozik investigates methods to turn photons from our solar system's star into fuels, chemicals, and electricity.
Understanding Bifurcating Enzymes Could Lead to More Efficient Renewable Fuel and Chemical Production
One method organisms control and manipulate energy for cellular metabolism and survival is the focus of an award-winning NREL research team: flavin-based electron bifurcation.
Asimily Joins Second Cohort of Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator
The Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator (CECA) program recently selected Asimily for Cohort 2. Asimily joins runZero as the cohort's second participant.
Behind the Blades: How Jason Roadman's Daily Commute Inspired a New Career Path
Jason Roadman's interest in wind turbines began during his daily commute past the NREL Flatirons Campus. This curiosity, coupled with a desire to use his aerospace engineering skills to make a positive impact, led him to a career at NREL.
Zero-Energy Design From The University of Arizona Earns Top Honors in the Solar Decathlon 2024 Design Challenge
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon®—DOE's longest-running student competition—announced the winners of the 2024 Design Challenge at a livestreamed awards ceremony on April 21!
Star Tech: Eric Payne on Joy of Taking an Idea, Getting a Patent, and Helping Create a Company
Senior Licensing Executive Eric Payne was named a Distinguished Member of Operations Staff in NREL's first cohort.
Venu Garikapati Designated as Chair of Transportation Research Board Committee on Travel Choices
NREL's Venu Garikapati, a senior transportation data researcher, started his three-year term as chair of the Transportation Research Board's Technical Committee on the Effects of Information and Communication Technologies on Travel Choices on April 15, 2024.
DuraMAT Forecasts How New Photovoltaic Module Technologies Might Perform Over 20, 30, or 50 Years
For the solar photovoltaics (PV) industry, rapid growth can produce rapid—and sometimes unpredictable—changes.
Startups Break New Ground at 2024 Industry Growth Forum
NREL's 29th annual Industry Growth Forum sold out for the second year in a row with nearly 900 attendees.
NREL's Open-Source Vehicle and Mobility Tools Offer Routes to Reduce Transportation Energy Use, Emissions
Energy efficiency and on-road performance are central to the future of transportation and the clean energy transition.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025