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November 2024
Summer 2024 Was One for the Power Grid History Books
Grid operators in several regions kept the lights on this summer with more solar, storage, and wind.
Lighting the Way for Agrivoltaics: How NREL Empowers Communities To Capture the Benefits of Solar Energy, Agriculture, and Ecosystems
NREL's research helps farmers, local communities, and global partners navigate the complexities of bringing solar onto the farm.
What Does the Horizon of Wind Energy Look Like?
A new NREL study examines the visual impacts of wind turbines on a national scale.
Utility-Scale Solar Fields Can Foster Abundant Biodiversity
Researchers take a deep look at the interactions between habitat, pollinators, and solar energy production on three large working solar farms in Minnesota.
6 NREL Researchers Named to Global Highly Cited List
Six researchers from NREL are included in this year's list of the most highly cited researchers.
Aquatic Acrobatics: University Collaboration Visualizes the Future of Flexible Wave Energy
A Ph.D. student, her professor, and a team of NREL researchers pioneer visual diagnostics to characterize flexible wave energy devices.
Heavy Metal Debut: A World-Class Metal Hydride System
Multiple industry sectors are beginning to harness hydrogen as a nearly emission-free pathway to generate power and fuel and to address a key challenge facing future energy systems: energy storage.
NREL's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center Catapults Emerging Technologies, Startups, and NREL Research Into Investor and Industry Networks
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IEC) held the NREL Innovation Showcase in Avon, Colorado, to gather cleantech and climate-tech entrepreneurs, industry experts, investors, and NREL researchers.
Device Deployments Help NREL Researchers Identify What Is Broken—So They Can Get To Work Fixing It
After deploying NREL's wave-powered desalination device multiple times, researchers are drawing on lessons learned to build a stronger, simpler design.
News Release: Thermochemical Tech Shows Promising Path for Building Heat
Energy stored in thermochemical materials can effectively heat indoor spaces, particularly in humid regions, according to researchers with NREL.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025