Skip to main content

Subscribe

Stay connected with the latest news and research breakthroughs from NREL.

News and Feature Stories

The following news stories take an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at how NREL is advancing energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.

Search or filter for a specific story using the options below.

November 2024

Nov. 21, 2024

What Does the Horizon of Wind Energy Look Like?

A new NREL study examines the visual impacts of wind turbines on a national scale.

Nov. 20, 2024

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.

Nov. 19, 2024

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.

Nov. 15, 2024

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.

Nov. 14, 2024

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.

Nov. 14, 2024

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.

Nov. 14, 2024

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.

Nov. 13, 2024

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.

Nov. 13, 2024

NREL Partnership Demonstrates Computationally Efficient Analysis of Hybrid Plants

At NREL's Computational Science Center, the Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization Capability (MSOC) team regularly partners with other NREL researchers to help make advanced computing serve them better.

Nov. 12, 2024

2024 Transportation Annual Technology Baseline Update Now Available

The one-stop shop for the latest transportation technology cost and performance data is back with even more data.


Share

Last Updated April 28, 2025