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June 2023
Take a Trip to Renewable Energy Discovery Island
Get a sneak peek into a virtual world where water power has huge potential.
How Deep Is Your Ocean Love?
To celebrate National Ocean Month, we spoke to three water power researchers whose lives and work revolve around the 70% of our planet that is covered in ocean.
May 2023
NREL Adds Lab Space With New Building, Preps Other Projects
NREL's newest building, the Research and Innovation Laboratory (RAIL), which will house multipurpose lab space, is the first laboratory building to open at NREL's Golden, Colorado, campus since the fall of 2013.
New Water Treatment Technology Could Help Recycle Even Super Salty Waters
An emerging form of water treatment could be the most cost-effective way to produce clean drinking water from super salty wastewaters from agricultural runoff, groundwater, and more, according to a new study.
April 2023
It's Earth Day! Let's Recycle EVERYTHING
In celebration of Earth Day, NREL highlights its water power research areas and shares how those efforts are helping reduce, reuse, and recycle.
An Alaskan Village's Journey Back to the Future
Athabascan Indians living in the remote Alaskan village of Igiugig are building an energy-sustainable community despite years of oil field development.
March 2023
Powering Coastal Cities With Ocean Waves: New Marine Energy Prize Investigates Novel Materials To Capture and Convert Wave Energy
The Innovating Distributed Embedded Energy Prize encourages participants within and beyond the marine energy industry to support the development of wave energy technologies that could help power the nation.
Advanced Computing Powers 300-Plus Clean Energy Projects
In Fiscal Year 2022, NREL played a critical role in computing advancements for 300-plus clean energy research projects through high-performance computing (HPC), efficient data center operation, and state-of-the-art data visualization.
Documentary Short Illustrates Impact of Waves to Water Prize
In honor of World Water Day, take a closer look at the NREL-administered prize charting a new course for wave-powered desalination.
Designing the Future of Wave Energy
NREL's marine energy team recently gave assistance to four different projects that are improving four different wave energy converter designs.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025