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September 2025
Researcher Spotlight: Love of Biology Fuels Kristi Moriarty’s Career at NREL
Kristi Moriarty, a senior vehicle and infrastructure analysis researcher at NREL, is an expert in analyzing the infrastructure, supply chain logistics, materials, regulations, and other elements that facilitate getting advanced fuels from production to end use.
NREL Researchers Build World’s Fastest, Low-Cost, Ultraefficient Silicon Carbide Power Module
How will the world meet rising energy demands? NREL researchers have an answer in the form of the Ultra-Low Inductance Smart power module, nicknamed ULIS.
August 2025
International Institute Turns Spotlight on NREL's Marc Day
The Combustion Institute, which dates to 1954, designates fellows based on peer recognition for outstanding contributions to the field of combustion, whether in research or in applications.
Paving the Road for Cement and Concrete Technologies
NREL brings together specialists from across the country to discuss cement and concrete for its third annual critical technologies meeting.
July 2025
Beyond Flights: Airports Could Bolster Grid Security and Adaptability
Researchers at NREL are using the Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) platform and other capabilities to analyze energy options for airports, utilities, and public regulators. In many cases, they find a win-win for on-site energy generation and storage.
High-Performance Computing Advanced More Than 425 Energy Research Projects in 2024
NREL's Advanced Computing Annual Report for FY 2024 showcases the significant contributions of advanced computing.
May 2025
NREL and Crysalis Biosciences Collaborate To Scale Up Domestic Biomanufacturing Technologies
Based on research initially funded by DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office, NREL granted Crysalis commercial licenses to three novel biological technologies to produce bio-based chemicals and fuels.
April 2025
With a Technology License From MIT and NREL in Hand, Comstock Fuels Aims To Produce Jet Fuel From Lignin
The aviation fuel technology being codeveloped by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NREL yields aromatic-rich SAF by deconstructing lignin in plants and hydrodeoxygenating the resulting molecules to jet-range blendstocks.
December 2024
Transportation Research Board To Recognize NREL Mobility Researchers at Annual Meeting
NREL will be in the spotlight at the 104th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board this month.
Two NREL Researchers Selected as Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Two researchers from NREL have been named fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The New York-based organization bestowed the honor this fall to Zhiwen Ma and Bidzina Kekelia. Both men are senior engineers, and each holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering.
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Last Updated Aug. 20, 2025