Energy Storage News
April 23, 2025
SPAN is the only startup company to go through two of NREL's startup assistance programs: the Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL (GCxN) and the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2).
April 22, 2025
The synthetic aviation fuel technology being codeveloped by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NREL yields aromatic-rich SAF by deconstructing lignin in plants and hydrodeoxygenating the resulting molecules to jet-range blendstocks.
April 17, 2025
Many coastal, remote, and island communities need more affordable, reliable, and secure energy systems but lack the resources to change the status quo.
April 14, 2025
Recently, Shanti Pless stood on a windswept hillside and listed some of the issues that come with leaky envelopes.
April 4, 2025
The 2025 NREL Industry Growth Forum celebrated its 30th anniversary by awarding six top innovators of emerging technologies on March 26–28, 2025.
March 31, 2025
Kisgeropoulos is a full-time researcher in NREL's Biosciences Center, responsible for helping manage the Advanced Spin Resonance Facility, which houses the electron paramagnetic resonance equipment.
March 25, 2025
NREL materials data scientist Steven R. Spurgeon has been honored with the Microscopy Society of America's Burton Medal award.
March 21, 2025
In Fiscal Year 2024, researchers at NREL submitted a record-breaking 294 innovations, representing potentially patentable inventions or copyrightable software.
March 20, 2025
Susan Habas, now a senior scientist and distinguished member of research staff in the Catalytic Carbon Transformation and Scale-Up Center at NREL, had an unconventional start to her career in chemistry.
March 17, 2025
Two new materials science papers explore substrate engineering to increase power electronics’ energy efficiency and performance.
March 13, 2025
Rumbles is known globally for his photochemistry research. At NREL, he has a reputation for creating a culture that has led to innovative ideas in basic energy research.
March 10, 2025
Sometimes Ashley Gaulding feels a bit like an investigator on a television crime procedural.
March 5, 2025
Marine energy developers often start with a functional theoretical design. But even the best virtual designs cannot account for every invisible defect or ocean oddity. NREL’s desert facilities offer the comprehensive, computer-to-ocean testing that marine energy researchers and developers need to get their technologies closer to commercial use.
Feb. 27, 2025
Coconino County Schools selected Ponderosa as the focus of an advanced energy initiative through the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator managed by NREL.
Feb. 24, 2025
After the Dec. 30, 2021, Marshall Fire burned his family's home to the ground, Kevin Lombardo, an NREL Client and Infrastructure Services manager, was struck by the enormity of what they faced.
Feb. 21, 2025
NREL has selected Maureen McCann, an internationally renowned plant biologist, to its highest technical position for a scientist: Senior Research Fellow.
Feb. 20, 2025
The stakes were high on Feb. 8, 2025, with 24 teams from 19 Colorado schools vying for the chance to represent Colorado in the National Science Bowl Finals in Washington, D.C.
Feb. 19, 2025
Andrea Watson has been selected to serve as the next associate laboratory director for the Innovation, Partnering, and Outreach directorate at NREL.
Jan. 17, 2025
A new project led by NREL aims to incorporate geothermal underground thermal energy storage (UTES) technology for data centers.
Jan. 17, 2025
If you have ever struggled to find geothermal degree programs, conferences, trade associations, tax incentives, or other geothermal information, you are not alone.
Jan. 17, 2025
Annabelle Pratt is a chief engineer in NREL's power systems engineering center whose motivation for her work runs deep.
Jan. 17, 2025
The Solar Energy Innovation Network (SEIN) Round 3 brought together eight multistakeholder teams from various locations across the United States to develop new approaches to solar deployment, focusing on residential and commercial buildings in underserved communities.
Jan. 17, 2025
The Critical Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator has launched a new track to help technologies across the U.S. Department of Energy's 17 national laboratories bridge the gap from concept to adoption.
Jan. 17, 2025
A new study by NREL and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory provides practical options for developing more interregional transmission infrastructure to move toward a transformed power system.
Jan. 17, 2025
Request for proposals invites fundamental research efforts to generate validation data that could improve performance and reliability of large commercial wind turbines.
Jan. 17, 2025
The group manager was singled out as a Distinguished Member of Operations Staff "for exemplary leadership, technical acumen, strategic vision, and unwavering passion for mission-oriented collaboration."
Jan. 16, 2025
NREL, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy, has launched the Capacity Accelerator for Tribal Offshore Wind Engagement aimed at supporting the capacity of Tribal nations to engage in decision-making processes and projects related to offshore wind energy.
Jan. 16, 2025
The $5.1 million prize, which was launched by the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Energy Technologies Office and is administered by NREL, is tackling the challenge of recycling turbine blades and other hard-to-recycle components.
Jan. 15, 2025
National laboratory researchers and industry collaborators in the ChargeX Consortium have identified a new mechanism called "seamless retry" that could alleviate a common electric vehicle (EV) driver frustration with public charging by automatically restarting failed EV charging sessions, so users do not have to.
Jan. 15, 2025
The NREL Flatirons Campus research technician is celebrated for his meticulous work, attention to detail, and adherence to safety protocols--qualities that earned him a 2024 Distinguished Member of Operations Staff award.
Jan. 15, 2025
Researchers at NREL are investigating methods to make computing more energy efficient.
Jan. 15, 2025
Twenty new innovators are now on their way to advancing technologies that can support the solar industry's growth and adoption.
Jan. 15, 2025
NREL analysis finds millions of acres have opportunity for solar, wind, and geothermal, while leaving most areas undisturbed or available for other land uses.
Jan. 15, 2025
Just a few years ago, electric trucks seemed like a distant dream.
Jan. 14, 2025
A new 3.4-megawatt turbine will be added to NREL's Flatirons Campus to expand the capabilities of researchers focused on wind energy, grid integration, and more.
Jan. 14, 2025
In January 2025, NREL issued the 2025 Competitiveness Improvement Project funding solicitation, which is designed to support wind energy technology manufacturers like EWT Americas.
Jan. 14, 2025
Scientists and analysts at NREL quantified for the first time exactly how much energy could be generated from floating solar panel projects installed on federally owned or regulated reservoirs.
Jan. 13, 2025
Battery experts at NREL are teaming up with researchers from Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Baker Hughes' Waygate Technologies to resolve bottlenecks facing the EV battery supply chain.
Jan. 13, 2025
Each month, the Materials, Chemical, and Computational Science Early Career Spotlight features one of the directorate's researchers to explore their interests, motivations, and achievements.
Jan. 13, 2025
NREL has been at the forefront of supporting communities in rebuilding and enhancing their energy systems for over a decade and provides insights into effective strategies for community and infrastructure resilience.
Jan. 9, 2025
Increasing module efficiency and expanding manufacturing capacity play complementary roles in reducing costs of metal halide perovskite/silicon tandem solar modules, according to researchers at NREL.
Jan. 8, 2025
Round 2 of the HBCU Clean Energy Education Prize Inspire Track is now open, supporting HBCUs in developing summer or academic-break STEM education programs that inspire K–12 and community college students to pursue energy careers.
Jan. 7, 2025
In collaboration with John Deere, NREL researchers helped develop a a 200-kilowatt, 1,050-volt silicon carbide traction inverter with never-before-seen performance that is now part of a production-intent program at John Deere.
Jan. 6, 2025
Post-baccalaureate "bridge program" focuses on providing hands-on training for lab technicians.
Jan. 6, 2025
Marking its 10th annual release, the 2024 Standard Scenarios provides valuable information on future trends in energy technology deployment and generation, energy costs, and emissions.
