333 News & Press Releases found
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) News
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Connecting the Dots: Putting Offshore Wind Energy to Work
By Tiffany Plate, NREL The most recent U.S. Census states that 44.4 million people, or nearly 14% of the population, live along the Atlantic Coast. That is a lot of people—who need a lot of electricity. And as the country pushes to ...
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NREL’s Quantum Dot Research Yields Greater Control
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed new designer quantum dot systems with greater control over beneficial properties for photoelectrochemical and photovoltaic solar applications. ...
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New Method of Microbial Energy Production Discovered
For all living things to succeed, they must reproduce and have the energy to do so. An organism`s ability to extract energy from its surroundings-and to do it better than its competitors-is a key requirement of survival. Until recently it was ...
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NREL’s Advanced Atomic Layer Deposition Enables Lithium-Ion Battery Technology
The U.S. Department of Energy`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Forge Nano to commercialize NREL`s patented battery materials and systems capable of operating safely in high-stress ...
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Experts Outline Pathway for Generating Up to Ten Terawatts of Power from Sunlight by 2030
The annual potential of solar energy far exceeds the world`s energy consumption, but the goal of using the sun to provide a significant fraction of global electricity demand is far from being realized. Scientists from the U.S. Department of ...
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NREL Brings Together Clean Energy Innovators at Industry Growth Forum
The Industry Growth Forum, hosted by the Energy Department`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), this week attracted more than 400 investors, entrepreneurs, technologists and thought leaders to Denver, Colo. Three companies were honored ...
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NREL’s New Perovskite Ink Opens Window for Quality Cells
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy`s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed a new perovskite ink with a long processing window that allows the scalable production of perovskite thin films for high-efficiency solar ...
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NREL Establishes World Record for Solar Hydrogen Production
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy`s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recaptured the record for highest efficiency in solar hydrogen production via a photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting process. The new ...
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NREL Industry Growth Forum Connects Clean Energy Startups and Investors
Clean energy innovation will be on display April 13 and 14 in Denver, Colorado, as 30 small businesses present their business cases to a panel of investors and industry experts as the U.S. Department of Energy`s (DOE) National Renewable Energy ...
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NREL Research Pinpoints Promise of Polycrystalline Perovskites
A team of scientists from the Energy Department`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) determined that surface recombination limits the performance of polycrystalline perovskite solar cells. Mengjin Yang (left), Kai Zhu, Ye Yang, Matt ...
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National Wind Technology Center begins first Validation of Wave Energy Conversion Device
The National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) at the Energy Department`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has begun validation work on the first water power technology ever tested in an NREL dynamometer facility. Representatives from ...
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NREL pioneers better way to make renewable hydrogen
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed a method which boosts the longevity of high-efficiency photocathodes in photoelectrochemical water-splitting devices. John Turner is a research ...
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NREL Scientist Maria Ghirardi Named AAAS Fellow
Maria Ghirardi, a scientist at the Energy Department`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS cited Ghirardi for "distinguished contributions to ...
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Analysis of Connected and Automated Vehicle Technologies Highlights Uncertainty in Potential Effects on Fuel Use, Miles Traveled
A joint study from the U.S. Department of Energy`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Argonne National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory revealed the potential effects of connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies on ...
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High Renewable Electricity Growth Continued in 2015
The 2015 Renewable Energy Data Book shows that U.S. renewable electricity grew to 16.7 percent of total installed capacity and 13.8 percent of total electricity generation during the past year. Published annually by the National Renewable Energy ...
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NREL 2016 Standard Scenarios Outlook Shows Continued Growth in Renewables and Gas in the U.S. Power Sector
The Energy Department`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released the 2016 Standard Scenarios: A U.S. Electricity Sector Outlook. The outlook shows significant projected growth in natural gas and renewables through 2050 driven by ...
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NREL Researchers Discover How a Bacterium, Clostridium thermocellum, Utilizes both CO2 and Cellulose to Make Biofuels
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) made the surprise discovery that a metabolic pathway to take up CO2 exists and functions in a microorganism capable of breaking down and fermenting cellulosic ...
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NREL Selected to Spearhead Four Projects in DOE’s Newest Lab Impact Program
The Energy Department (DOE) recently announced a new pilot program called Lab-Bridge that will make it easier for DOE national laboratories to transfer their innovative technologies to the marketplace. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) ...
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NREL to Lead New Consortium to Develop Advanced Water Splitting Materials for Hydrogen Production
The Energy Department`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has formed a new consortium with five other national labs intended to accelerate the development of commercially viable pathways for hydrogen production from renewable energy ...
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NREL Announces Innovation Challenge Winner for Crowdsourced Residential Buildings Energy-Efficiency Ideas
The Energy Department`s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today announced the grand prize winner in the JUMP Smart Phone Call for Innovation. Industry partner CLEAResult provided a $3,000 prize and recognized the winner, selected by ...