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September 2023
Does Hydropower Have an Invisibility Problem?
Hydropower is an often overlooked and misunderstood form of clean energy, but the Spark Squad is here to change all that.
First Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator Cohort Looks Back and Ahead
Three companies recently completed the inaugural cohort of the Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator (CECA): Sierra Nevada Corporation, Blue Ridge Networks, and Xage Security.
News Release: Combination of Stressors Key to Testing Perovskite Solar Cells
Perovskite solar cells should be subjected to a combination of stress tests simultaneously to best predict how they will function outdoors, according to researchers at NREL.
Wave Energy Gets Ready for a Big First
Find out how researchers are helping four marine energy industry partners prepare their devices to face the waves at Oregon's PacWave South.
Abhishek Roy's Research Is Insane in the Membrane
NREL Researcher Abhishek Roy is working to make fuel cells, water-purification devices, and carbon-capture technologies more efficient and cost effective to help save the planet.
NREL's Annual Partner Forum Eyes Pathways to Future Energy Systems
On the brink of extraordinary energy investments, partners from utilities, companies, and cities gathered at NREL's 7th Partner Forum, August 21-23, to discuss how to navigate the complex challenges of future energy systems through technological integration and detailed planning.
Early-Career Researchers Gather in Grenoble, France, To Tackle Climate Change From a Global Perspective
In early July, 65 researchers from 16 countries gathered in a quiet town just outside of Grenoble in the northern French Alps.
A Faster, Cheaper Way To Give Solar Panels a Clean Bill of Health
In the darkness of night, NREL is prototyping a new device that could cut time and costs for inspections of solar installations after potentially damaging weather.
August 2023
After 20 Years, NREL and Walmart Partnership Stays Strong
In late 2003, Walmart approached NREL with a project whose goal was to discover failures as much as successes. It would spark a now two-decade-and-counting partnership.
New Prize Supports Rural and Municipal Utilities in Strengthening Cybersecurity Posture
To support the utilities powering rural America in fortifying their systems against cyber threats, DOE's Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance (RMUC) Program launched the Advanced Cybersecurity Technology (ACT) 1 Prize.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025