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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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January 2016
Jan. 5, 2016
News Release: NREL and CSEM Jointly Set New Efficiency Record with Dual-Junction Solar Cell
Scientists at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and at the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) have jointly set a new world record for converting non-concentrated (1-sun) sunlight into electricity using a dual-junction III-V/Si solar cell.
Jan. 4, 2016
NREL's Cybersecurity Initiative Aims to Wall Off the Smart Grid from Hackers
NREL is working with two-way power grid communications technologies, which can act like an independent "electricity-only Internet."
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