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November 2024
Summer 2024 Was One for the Power Grid History Books
Grid operators in several regions kept the lights on this summer with more solar, storage, and wind.
What Does the Horizon of Wind Energy Look Like?
A new NREL study examines the visual impacts of wind turbines on a national scale.
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.
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.
October 2024
NREL Explores How Corporate Procurement Can Advance Renewable Energy Deployment
NREL team researches the important role of corporate investments in clean energy development through a new partnership.
Grad Students, Postdocs, and Early-Career Staff Prepare To Carry Torch of International Research Collaboration
This summer, NREL postdocs and early-career staff participated in multiple events around the globe, including in Italy, Indonesia, Singapore, and stateside in Golden, Colorado.
Biofuels and Batteries Gain From the System Dynamics Behind the Research
How do researchers examine the relationships between various factors within a given system, how they could change, and how those changes ultimately lead to different behaviors in the system over longer periods of time? The answers to those questions may lie within a sophisticated modeling method known as system dynamics.
National Transmission Analysis Maps Next Chapter of US Grid Evolution
The release of the National Transmission Planning Study shifts the energy transition into high gear.
September 2024
How NREL’s Research in Battery Energy Storage Is Helping Advance the Clean Energy Transition
What is the best way to store energy until it is needed? Finding the answer to this question and others surrounding energy storage is at the heart of Nate Blair's work as the group manager for NREL's Distributed Energy Systems and Storage Analysis team.
July 2024
The Path To Supply Clean Energy to Every Home
In the latest installment of NREL's Tell Me Something Grid Series, grid researcher Sherin Ann Abraham dives into the exciting challenges of modernizing the distribution grid.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025