40 Collegiate Teams Advance — Solar Decathlon 2024 Design Challenge

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2024 04:59:12 +0000

Teams Representing 11 Countries and 37 Institutions Will Present Their Zero-Energy Building Designs at the 2024 Design Challenge Competition Event, Hosted at NREL in April

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Communities in Hawaii & Alaska Exchange Ideas to Engage Residents in Energy Transitions

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2024 04:49:53 +0000

When the third cohort of Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP) communities was announced in 2023, the inclusion of Molokai, Hawaii, caught … [continued]

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New Virtual Training and How-To Resources Help Leaders Advance Renewable Energy Development

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:35:07 +0000

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and RMI—founded as the Rocky Mountain Institute—have collaborated to provide a virtual training to support the development of renewable energy projects and created a how-to guide on battery energy storage systems. The publicly available virtual training and how-to-guide are available through RMI’s Energy Transition Academy (ETA) and are designed to help energy leaders with advancing renewable energy development.

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SLOPE Illustrates Opportunities in Philadelphia’s Equitable Carbon Neutrality Quest

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:12:35 +0000

The city of Philadelphia has pledged carbon neutrality by 2050, and the State and Local Planning for Energy (SLOPE) Platform … [continued]

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10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Awarded for Plans To Develop Clean-Energy-Focused Partnerships

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 04:57:10 +0000

Phase 1 of the HBCU Clean Energy Education Prize Awards $100,000 to HBCUs To Develop Next Generation of Clean Energy … [continued]

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Cutting-Edge Grid Planning Tools Drive India’s Distributed Energy Future

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 04:50:41 +0000

Grid Analysts Kapil Duwadi and Erik Pohl Discuss NREL’s Role Assisting India With Distributed Energy Resource Integration Kapil Duwadi and … [continued]

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In California, NREL Helps Kern County Embrace Clean Energy in Partnership With Community Colleges

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 03:50:28 +0000

For more than 100 years, Kern County, California, has relied on energy (oil and gas) and agricultural production to stimulate … [continued]

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NREL Requests Proposals From US Manufacturers of Small & Medium Wind Turbine Technology

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:16:53 +0000

Competitiveness Improvement Project 2024 Funding Focuses on Bringing Technology to Market The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy … [continued]

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Toyota Aims To Work Its Fuel Cell Magic With Iconic US Firm Kohler

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 17:25:15 +0000

Toyota and Kohler have developed a new commercial scale fuel cell system aimed at pushing diesel generators out of the market for backup power while offering new grid services, too.

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Agrivoltaics May Actually Be Good For Farms And Farmers. Who Knew?

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:25:03 +0000

Research by Argonne National Lab and NREL shows that agrivoltaics can actually increase the number of pollinators on a farm.

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