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The following news stories take an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at how NREL is leading energy systems innovation and integration.
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May 2025
Can Quantum Computers Handle Energy's Hardest Problems?
Working with local quantum companies, an NREL team is developing benchmarks for quantum computers on the problems that are important to energy science, enabling NREL and industry to prioritize practical utility for the next generation of quantum software and hardware.
April 2025
Record Attendance at 30th Annual NREL Industry Growth Forum as Innovation Soars
History was made this year at the NREL Industry Growth Forum, which reached a record high number for attendance with more than 1,000 people.
Manufacturing Masterminds Q&A With Matt Ringer
In the latest Manufacturing Masterminds Q&A, Matt Ringer shares how he ended up in a people-centered role despite his shy childhood and why he joined NREL despite knowing nothing about the laboratory and its mission.
Smart Electrical Panel Startup SPANs NREL’s Accelerator Programs
SPAN is the only startup company to go through two of NREL's startup assistance programs: the Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL (GCxN) and the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2).
Modular Construction Enables Efficient and Affordable Housing
Recently, Shanti Pless stood on a windswept hillside and listed some of the issues that come with leaky envelopes.
March 2025
46 Patents, One Fiscal Year
In Fiscal Year 2024, researchers at NREL submitted a record-breaking 294 innovations, representing potentially patentable inventions or copyrightable software.
NREL Researchers Advance Substrate Engineering Pathways To Improve Power Electronics
Two new materials science papers explore substrate engineering to increase power electronics’ energy efficiency and performance.
February 2025
Making Innovation Happen: New IN² Cohort Focuses on Advanced Energy Implementation
Coconino County Schools selected Ponderosa as the focus of an advanced energy initiative through the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator managed by NREL.
January 2025
These Innovative Approaches Harness the Benefits of Rooftop Solar Energy for Homes and Small Businesses
The Solar Energy Innovation Network (SEIN) Round 3 brought together eight multistakeholder teams from various locations across the United States to develop new approaches to solar deployment, focusing on residential and commercial buildings in underserved communities.
Cybersecurity Accelerator Expands To Speed Commercialization of Department of Energy Technologies
The Critical Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator has launched a new track to help technologies across the U.S. Department of Energy's 17 national laboratories bridge the gap from concept to adoption.
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Last Updated Aug. 20, 2025