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May 2024

May 31, 2024

5G and Microgrids Might Be a Great Match

To study the newest generation of wireless communications and what it offers power systems, NREL built a 5G research platform inside a replicated military microgrid and put it through resilience scenarios and cyberattacks.

May 31, 2024

Power System Model Results Made Easier

"It can help everybody because it should lead to better decisions in the end." That is the goal of a new resource developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, according to NREL energy analyst Wesley Cole.

May 31, 2024

Ice Breaker: Q&A With Director of NREL's Alaska Campus

Originally a mechanical engineer, Bruno Grunau now spends his days testifying before Congress, meeting regularly with the Alaska governor's office, and learning from Alaska's utilities, communities, and Indigenous people whose ancestors have lived here for thousands of years.

May 30, 2024

On the Road to Increased Transmission: Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems

Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems provide a way to steer electricity to less-congested transmission lines, like a navigation app.

May 30, 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.

May 22, 2024

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.

May 22, 2024

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.

May 22, 2024

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.

May 20, 2024

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®â€”DOE's longest-running student competition—announced the winners of the 2024 Design Challenge at a livestreamed awards ceremony on April 21!

May 20, 2024

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.


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