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March 2023
Why Frankfort Set a 2023 Clean Energy Goal
In 2021, the city of Frankfort, Kentucky, set a very accelerated and ambitious clean energy goal: to supply 100% clean, renewable electricity to city government operations by the end of 2023. NREL and Frankfort used the SLOPE tool together to explore real data so the community could customize its plan for its needs.
February 2023
Climate Solutions Fuel NREL's Hari Sitaraman
Carrying on his father's influence, Hari Sitaraman collaborates with fellow computational scientists to model sustainable energy solutions for the creation of biofuels.
Visualizing a Cyber-Secure Future
To strengthen their cyber defenses, six critical infrastructure companies convened for a two-day exercise hosted on Mastercard's cyber range. NREL provided a visualization to make the simulation easier to view for on-the-fly decision-making.
Announcing the 2023 JUMP Into STEM Final Competition Winners
Students and professors from across the country, an esteemed panel of judges, and program supporters from the U.S. Department of Energy converged in Golden, Colorado, for the 2023 JUMP into STEM Final Competition.
News Release: 2023 NREL Industry Growth Forum Presenters Set To Pitch to Interested Cleantech Investors
NREL announced the list of 40 presenters for the 2023 NREL Industry Growth Forum (IGF). The selected companies represent a wide range of clean and sustainable technology startups from around the world.
In Ultrathin Layers, NREL Researchers Find a Path to Better Materials
For three decades, researchers have known that the addition of a single chemical creates better-performing solar cells. But they have not understood exactly why—until now. The answer has implications that stretch well beyond solar cells.
New Study Breaks Materials Down—Literally
NREL researchers rapidly age more than 300 material specimens to learn which could survive longest in underwater marine energy technologies.
Powering Forward: NREL, Puerto Rican Universities Train Next Generation of Energy Scientists
A new NREL initiative will bring Puerto Rican university students to NREL for hands-on training in cutting-edge hydrogen research.
Cambium Offers Forward-Looking, Publicly Available Data To Build Into Grid Planning Workflows
In the latest installment of NREL's Tell Me Something Grid series, energy systems researcher Pieter Gagnon describes the value of NREL's Cambium data sets for making decisions about the future grid.
NREL Study Shows Wind Energy Can Help Puerto Rico Achieve Its Clean Energy and Grid Reliability Goals
The Puerto Rico Energy Public Policy Act, passed in 2019, set a goal for the territory to meet its electricity needs with 100% renewable energy by 2050. To support that goal, experts from NREL evaluated Puerto Rico's wind energy costs and technical potential.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025