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The following news stories take an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at how NREL is advancing energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.
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November 2024
Nov. 26, 2024
Automation Is Key to Managing a More Complex Power Grid. These Projects Show How It Could Work.
Researchers at NREL have made a menu of controls that deconstruct the grid into autonomous cells.
Nov. 26, 2024
JISEA Convenes Science Fiction Storytellers Team and NREL Researchers To Envision the Future
Eight science fiction writers recently converged upon NREL for "Visioning Energy: A Science Fiction Author-Energy Researcher Collaboration Workshop."
Nov. 25, 2024
21st Century Power Partnership Celebrates 15 Years of Wins in Transforming the Global Power Sector
21st Century Power Partnership continues progress, from country-specific action plans to thought leadership that helps shape the future of power systems.
Nov. 25, 2024
Rachel Sullivan Brings Strategy and Creativity to NREL Communications
The Communications group manager was named one of 13 Distinguished Members of Operations Staff in 2024.
Nov. 22, 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.
Nov. 21, 2024
What Does the Horizon of Wind Energy Look Like?
A new NREL study examines the visual impacts of wind turbines on a national scale.
Nov. 21, 2024
Lighting the Way for Agrivoltaics: How NREL Empowers Communities To Capture the Benefits of Solar Energy, Agriculture, and Ecosystems
NREL's research helps farmers, local communities, and global partners navigate the complexities of bringing solar onto the farm.
Nov. 20, 2024
Utility-Scale Solar Fields Can Foster Abundant Biodiversity
Researchers take a deep look at the interactions between habitat, pollinators, and solar energy production on three large working solar farms in Minnesota.
Nov. 19, 2024
6 NREL Researchers Named to Global Highly Cited List
Six researchers from NREL are included in this year's list of the most highly cited researchers.
Nov. 15, 2024
Aquatic Acrobatics: University Collaboration Visualizes the Future of Flexible Wave Energy
A Ph.D. student, her professor, and a team of NREL researchers pioneer visual diagnostics to characterize flexible wave energy devices.
Nov. 14, 2024
Device Deployments Help NREL Researchers Identify What Is Broken—So They Can Get To Work Fixing It
After deploying NREL's wave-powered desalination device multiple times, researchers are drawing on lessons learned to build a stronger, simpler design.
Nov. 14, 2024
NREL's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center Catapults Emerging Technologies, Startups, and NREL Research Into Investor and Industry Networks
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IEC) held the NREL Innovation Showcase in Avon, Colorado, to gather cleantech and climate-tech entrepreneurs, industry experts, investors, and NREL researchers.
Nov. 14, 2024
Heavy Metal Debut: A World-Class Metal Hydride System
Multiple industry sectors are beginning to harness hydrogen as a nearly emission-free pathway to generate power and fuel and to address a key challenge facing future energy systems: energy storage.
Nov. 13, 2024
NREL Partnership Demonstrates Computationally Efficient Analysis of Hybrid Plants
At NREL's Computational Science Center, the Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization Capability (MSOC) team regularly partners with other NREL researchers to help make advanced computing serve them better.
Nov. 13, 2024
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.
Nov. 12, 2024
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.
Nov. 11, 2024
Interactive Playbook Helps Communities Boost Electric Vehicle Charging
As communities look for tools to navigate their electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure projects, NREL and the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation developed a one-stop shop playbook to help communities plan for their EV charging needs.
Nov. 8, 2024
Empowering Tomorrow's Innovators: Inside NREL's STEM Education Center
NREL's STEM Education Center is doing its part to transform how young minds approach renewable energy during their years in school.
Nov. 7, 2024
Call for Input: Capacity Accelerator for Tribal Offshore Wind Energy Engagement
Do you have ideas about how to build Tribal capacity to engage in offshore wind energy decision-making? We want to hear from you!
Nov. 6, 2024
NREL To Support $50 Million Investment in Distributed Energy Systems by Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
The DOE Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations selected NREL to provide technical assistance with integrating distributed energy resources (DERs) in Colorado, Massachusetts, and Virginia to make the electric grids safer and more responsive, resilient, and affordable.
Nov. 1, 2024
American-Made Program Shines Light on Innovation at RE+
Prize program has become a mainstay of the nation's biggest renewable energy conference, connecting prize competitors with partners, sponsors, and more.
Nov. 1, 2024
NREL Builds on Energy Goals of Rural Wisconsin Community
NREL's Building Business Network (B-Biz), which aims to improve the speed and scale of adoption of high-performance building technologies in rural communities, recently celebrated the completion of its first cohort with a community event in Washburn, Wisconsin.
October 2024
Oct. 30, 2024
Suzy DiMont Works at the Intersection of Research and Action
Energy and Sustainability Manager Suzy DiMont was named a Distinguished Member of Operations Staff for her "dedication to advancing NREL's mission and making meaningful strides toward a sustainable and clean energy future."
Oct. 30, 2024
Heliostat Consortium Delivers New Tools To Ensure Quality of Precision Mirrors and Support the Concentrating Solar Industry
In its 2024 annual report, HelioCon details its advancement of a third-party technique to improve heliostat accuracy for manufacturers, the launch of an open-source CSP platform, and the growth of the HelioCon community in the past year.
Oct. 30, 2024
NREL Celebrates Industry Advancements on Weatherization Day
The perfect winter coat should be comfortable to wear—not too warm and not too cold. It's affordable, sturdy, and protects you well from the wind, rain, and snow.
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