Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 03:03:30 +0000
Manufacturing Masterminds Series With Robynne Murray “Chulilla, Spain!” Murray responded. In a video posted days later, Murray grips a pale, sandy rock wall with a chalk bag strapped to her back. Faster than a blink, she reaches for another meager hold, but her fingers slip, whipping her in a fast but controlled arc as her belayer […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 03:50:24 +0000
A partnership between the mining and geothermal industries could lead both toward a more lucrative and greener future. Across the United States there are more than 3 million abandoned mining wells. Each hole drilled into the ground offers more than just the ghost of minerals never found. There are layers of valuable data waiting for […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 03:40:18 +0000
What You Need To Know About This Year’s Annual Technology Baseline, Including Distributed Wind and Pumped Storage Hydropower Supply Curve Data for the First Time The 2022 Electricity Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) is now available, including distributed wind and pumped storage hydropower supply curve data for the first time. The ATB integrates current and projected cost and […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 21:06:32 +0000
Scientists From NREL, CU-Boulder, University of Toledo Collaborate on Improved Formula Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have demonstrated a tin-lead perovskite cell that overcomes problems with stability and improves efficiency. The new cell, a tandem design with two layers of perovskites, measured a 25.5% efficiency. Perovskites have emerged […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 01:01:20 +0000
Laboratory Is Building up Young Energy Leaders in Colombia Through Hands-on Training and Education While much of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) campus sat quietly late on a Friday afternoon, one conference room was still bustling with activity. Nearly 20 international visitors sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) were just […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2022 03:50:49 +0000
10 Years After Visionary Renewable Electricity Futures Study Showed an 80% Renewable U.S. Grid Was Possible, NREL Experts Recount How They Have Built on Those Findings in the Decade Since — and What Is Next The year is 2012. Wind generation is expanding rapidly in some regions of the United States. Still, wind and solar […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2022 05:00:10 +0000
Grid-Forming Inverter Demonstration at NREL Shows Decentralized Approach to Disaster Recovery Following an outage, it could be far quicker to restore electricity with energy resources that are close to home rather than miles of transmission line away. In fact, many outages might be avoided altogether by configuring local resources into rugged microgrids. The National Renewable […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2022 03:00:07 +0000
Video and Report Explain Why Fault Protection Should Be on Grid Planners’ Radar
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 17:03:47 +0000
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) created a solar cell with a record 39.5% efficiency under 1-sun global illumination. This is the highest efficiency solar cell of any type, measured using standard 1-sun conditions. “The new cell is more efficient and has a simpler design that may be useful […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 00:40:51 +0000
Preparing for New York’s Shift to Cleaner, Quieter Electric Cars for Hire Stepping off the curb to hail a cab. Hopping in a taxi to get home from the train station. For more than a century, these yellow sedans have been iconic symbols of New York City and a daily presence in the lives of […]