Grid Modernization News

Oct 17, 2022, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

Experts at NREL have published a new report documenting the first national-level evaluation of the U.S. offshore wind energy industry's workforce gaps and opportunities, what might be needed to grow a domestic workforce, what educational opportunities are needed to train that workforce, and what actions can be taken.

Oct 16, 2022, 18:00 by Tiffany Plate

The new Small WEC Analysis tool—an online, publicly available graphical user interface recently co-developed by NREL researchers—provides baseline information about the performance of different types of wave energy converters in various ocean settings.

Oct 13, 2022, 18:00 by Tiffany Plate

After successful presentations at Geo! Demo Day, the concluding event of the American-Made Geothermal Manufacturing Prize, two teams were named winners and awarded $500,000 each.

Oct 12, 2022, 18:00 by User Not Found

Combining chemical and biological processes is a promising new strategy for the valorization of mixed plastic waste, according to researchers with the Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment (BOTTLE) Consortium.

Oct 12, 2022, 18:00 by Nataleah Small

Mentors play an integral role to the success of interns and postdocs. Honoring mentors at the end of each summer is an NREL tradition. Since 2013, mentees have submitted Outstanding Mentor nominations to highlight the support received from their mentors.

Oct 12, 2022, 18:00 by Lindsey McGuirk

The future of buildings—constructing new ones and transforming existing ones—will serve as a cornerstone of a decarbonized society.

Oct 11, 2022, 18:00 by Carol Laurie

A recently approved U.S. offshore wind energy guidance document developed by industry with NREL leadership could become one of the primary resources for offshore wind energy development, leading to shorter regulatory timelines and increased worker safety.

Oct 10, 2022, 18:00 by Jackie Petre

As part of continuing efforts to address energy industry workforce needs, the DOE-sponsored Solar District Cup Collegiate Design Competition empowers students to embrace the challenge and bring their most innovative solutions to real-world applications.

Oct 9, 2022, 18:00 by Kelly MacGregor

Students from a school of petroleum and geological engineering may not be obvious choices for a $10k geothermal prize—but in winning this year's U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Collegiate Competition, the University of Oklahoma team proved that oil and gas industry knowledge can transfer to geothermal energy development.

Oct 4, 2022, 18:00 by Connor O'Neil

NREL and Duke Energy investigated the pathways to a decarbonized grid.

Oct 2, 2022, 18:00 by Connor O’Neil

Nothing says "fossil fuel" like a 400-ton mining rig, but that reality may be fading behind in the dust as the off-road sector strives for carbon-free operation.

Oct 2, 2022, 18:00 by Ryan Horns

Pioneer. Visionary. Mentor. Buildings Champion. These are a few words that describe Sheila Hayter's impact during her 30-year career.

Oct 2, 2022, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

Researchers at NREL are developing data-gathering tools to help accelerate the development of promising marine energy technologies.

Sep 29, 2022, 18:00 by Connor O’Neil

With the modern transition to renewable energy and electrified transportation, power electronics have the potential to enable seamless integration of renewable energy resources with the electric grid. Take a virtual 360-degree tour of NREL's power electronics capabilities.

Sep 28, 2022, 18:00 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

NREL's validation capabilities range from lab to field, watt to megawatt, component to system, and nanogrid to microgrid.

Sep 28, 2022, 18:00 by Connor O'Neil

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has now published a description of the improvised controls that saved NREL during its own outage, which could make microgrids easy and low cost where they are needed most.

Sep 28, 2022, 18:00 by Brooke Van Zandt

"Science" was a class you probably took in school, but the subject matter you studied was not the only thing you learned.

Sep 28, 2022, 18:00 by Jeffrey Wolf

West Gate is a program that embeds innovators at NREL and pairs them with national laboratory scientists and capabilities over a period of two years, during which they have prime access to world-class national laboratory capabilities and expertise to significantly advance the development of their clean-energy technologies.

Sep 26, 2022, 18:00 by User Not Found

NREL, joined by partners at Sandia National Laboratories and the Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute, released its multiyear heliostat roadmap, which identifies research and deployment gaps in heliostat technologies as well as the strategies to overcome them during the next five years.

Sep 25, 2022, 18:00 by Ryan Horns

As product managers at NREL, Nicholas Gilroy and Haiku Sky help turn complex information into a compelling journey on the web. Their work allows users to interact with data, and even download information as the story of research unfolds.