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April 2023
It's Earth Day! Let's Recycle EVERYTHING
In celebration of Earth Day, NREL highlights its water power research areas and shares how those efforts are helping reduce, reuse, and recycle.
An Alaskan Village's Journey Back to the Future
Athabascan Indians living in the remote Alaskan village of Igiugig are building an energy-sustainable community despite years of oil field development.
March 2023
Powering Coastal Cities With Ocean Waves: New Marine Energy Prize Investigates Novel Materials To Capture and Convert Wave Energy
The Innovating Distributed Embedded Energy Prize encourages participants within and beyond the marine energy industry to support the development of wave energy technologies that could help power the nation.
Advanced Computing Powers 300-Plus Clean Energy Projects
In Fiscal Year 2022, NREL played a critical role in computing advancements for 300-plus clean energy research projects through high-performance computing (HPC), efficient data center operation, and state-of-the-art data visualization.
Documentary Short Illustrates Impact of Waves to Water Prize
In honor of World Water Day, take a closer look at the NREL-administered prize charting a new course for wave-powered desalination.
Designing the Future of Wave Energy
NREL's marine energy team recently gave assistance to four different projects that are improving four different wave energy converter designs.
How To Be a 'Good Ancestor'
NREL's Tessa Greco presented twice at New Zealand's inaugural clean energy conference, where technology experts and government and community leaders strategized how to reach global clean energy goals.
Beneath the Surface: From Holes to Coal to Tides: Patrick O'Byrne's Journey to Clean Energy
Patrick O'Byrne is helping NREL hone tidal energy technologies—by working through complex underwater engineering challenges as a water power intern.
February 2023
Climate Solutions Fuel NREL's Hari Sitaraman
Carrying on his father's influence, Hari Sitaraman collaborates with fellow computational scientists to model sustainable energy solutions for the creation of biofuels.
New Study Breaks Materials Down—Literally
NREL researchers rapidly age more than 300 material specimens to learn which could survive longest in underwater marine energy technologies.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025