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September 2022
Science Needs the Right Attitude
"Science" was a class you probably took in school, but the subject matter you studied was not the only thing you learned.
NREL Authors Publish Quantum Computing First in Nature Communications
An NREL-led team demonstrated cellular automata on a quantum computer, teasing out the underlying nature of complexity.
June 2022
News Release: Scientists Look to the Sky in Effort To Mitigate Carbon Problem
A global research effort spearheaded by NREL has assessed two promising technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. While still in the early stages of development, direct air carbon capture and sequestration--together with other carbon dioxide removal strategies--are considered critical to achieving a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions economy.
May 2022
Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis Launches Green Computing Catalyzer
The third catalyzer in the JISEA Catalyzers initiative will explore algorithmic energy efficiency, in addition to ways to limit energy usage of computing and potential pathways to reuse, repair, or recycle hardware products and materials.
No Time, No Chips: No Problem for NREL
Amid global supply chain delays and semiconductor shortages, NREL researchers use creative problem-solving to deploy two high-performance computing solutions within one year.
March 2022
News Release: Scientists Show Large Impact of Controlling Humidity on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions from air conditioners are expected to climb as economic growth drives efforts to control both temperature and humidity, according to an analysis by scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Xerox PARC.
January 2022
NREL Scientists Dive Into Data in Search of Answers
In NREL's Insight Center, models come to life, illuminating pathways to a clean energy future.
Python Opens Up New Applications for EnergyPlus Building Energy Simulation
Buildings account for more than 40% of U.S. energy use and 70% of U.S. electricity use. Reducing that consumption and "shaping" it to match renewable generation requires us to design and operate buildings to be more efficient, flexible, and responsive. To do that, we must be able to better predict and model building energy use.
December 2021
Top 20 NREL Stories of 2021
NREL researchers and staff reached countless goals and achieved numerous successes in science, partnerships, and technology commercialization in 2021. Here are just a few of the highlights.
Sharing Data in Virtual Hubs Streamlines Energy Materials Research, Spurs Collaboration
A paper co-authored by NREL researchers and others studies the success of the Energy Materials Network Data Hub—a secure, customizable scientific data sharing platform.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025