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March 2024

March 28, 2024

Why You Might Love a Career in Marine Energy

Researchers across labs joined a Marine Energy Career Panel and agreed that their jobs are nothing if not varied.

March 20, 2024

Could a New Renewable Energy App Help Inspire Future Climate Crusaders?

Newly launched Renewable Energy Discovery Island could make it easy to teach, explore, and learn about clean energy (especially water power).

March 13, 2024

New Report Shows It Is Time To Tap Into Hydropower Investment Opportunities

A new report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory explores investment opportunities in hydropower.

March 8, 2024

Beneath the Surface: Alec Schnabel Has the Power (and the Power Electronics) To Advance Wave Energy

Alec Schnabel is working to advance one especially powerful part of marine energy technologies: their electronic guts.

February 2024

Feb. 1, 2024

Can Ocean Energy Power Carbon Removal?

In a new study, NREL researchers analyzed the benefits and drawbacks of promising marine carbon management techniques.

January 2024

Jan. 16, 2024

The Yoga of Energy (Specifically, Ocean Energy)

A newly patented kind of energy generator could be woven into fabrics, building walls, or roads to form what their inventors call "metamaterials."

Jan. 9, 2024

Hydropower Is Global. Should Hydropower Research Be, Too?

Dany Tome, a graduate student at the University of South-Eastern Norway, spent five weeks at NREL as part of a larger partnership between Norway and the United States. As part of his internship, Tome researched hydropower, one of the world's biggest sources of renewable energy.

December 2023

Dec. 14, 2023

How Origami, Acrylic Skins, and Flexible Flaps Are Advancing Wave Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy is investing in a new kind of flexible wave energy technology that could convert ocean waves into clean electricity and help power coastal communities, marine research, and even a future clean energy grid.

Dec. 13, 2023

New Wave Energy Testing Platform Could Save Developers Time and Money

NREL built a new testing platform that blends virtual simulation and physical hardware to help wave energy technology developers quickly and inexpensively hone their designs.

November 2023

Nov. 28, 2023

NREL-Led Effort Addresses Problem of Plastic in Rivers

WaterPACT involves collecting samples of plastics in waterways, gathering data about the size and scope of the problem, and eventually coming up with a solution.


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Last Updated May 5, 2025