Impacts
Learn about NREL's impacts in energy security and resilience.
Success Stories and Partnerships
Island Community Explores Pathways To Strengthen Energy Reliability
June 26, 2025
Energy Technology Innovation Partnership Project Opens Applications To Support Coastal, Remote, and Island Communities
April 17, 2025
Strengthening Energy Resilience: NREL's Commitment to Disaster Recovery
Jan. 13, 2025
NREL Helps US Forest Service After 2024 Lake Fire
Oct. 22, 2024
At the Intersection of Hydropower and Cybersecurity
Aug. 27, 2024
NREL Small Business Commitment Spotlights U.S. Department of Energy Program Success
June 27, 2024
NREL Partners With Industry Leaders To Prove Out Grid Integration Solutions
June 24, 2024
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Watch some of our videos on the topics of energy security and resilience by visiting the Energy Security and Resilience playlist.
Ongoing Initiatives
NREL's cross-laboratory initiatives advance the impact of its research in energy security and resilience through direct collaboration with industry, communities across the United States, and international partners.
Critical Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator
Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project Support
"It's 26 below zero, and our crew has spent the night on outage management. … Upgrading the transmission system will allow … diversification, it will allow redundancy and resiliency."
John Burns
CEO, Golden Valley Electric Association
NREL supports an Alaska utility through the Energy to Communities program.
“Some of the challenges our team is looking at is how people are monetizing resilience and implementing solutions.”
Eliza Hotchkiss
Director, Resilient Infrastructure and Security Center
Check out the video on strategies for energy resilience.
From the Experts
Learn from energy security and resilience thought leaders.
Beneath the Surface: Anuj Sanghvi’s Journey From Toy Tinkerer to Cybersecurity Defender
Q&A with Clayton Barrows: Breaking Barriers on the Road to Resilience
Q&A with Alicen Kandt: Renewing Our National Parks
Q&A With Dana-Marie Thomas: Clean Energy for Healthy Communities
Q&A With Maurice Martin: Advancing Cybersecurity on the Front Lines of the Modern Grid
Q&A With Danish Saleem: Campaigning for Common Ground in Cybersecurity
Q&A With Jordan Burns: A Community-Driven Approach to Energy Resilience
Q&A With Dane Christensen: Advancing NREL’s Capabilities in Cybersecurity and Grid Communications
Q&A With Jennifer Guerra: Accelerating Innovation Faster Than the Speed of Threats
Q&A With Nicholas Ryan: Building the Foundation for Cyber Evaluations at Scale
Q&A With Jon White: Achieving Security by Design
Long Story Short: Scott Cary on Airport Energy System Integration
Strategic Energy Security 101 video
How is NREL Influencing the Energy Transition?
Meet an NREL Cybersecurity Expert Video Playlist
Webcast: Quantifying Social Burden in Energy System Resilience
Long Story Short: Eliza Hotchkiss on Place-Based Energy Resilience
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Last Updated July 21, 2025