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Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:53:37 +0000

The Department of Energy aims to reduce barriers to technology adoption by providing customized, comprehensive guidance for sizing, selection, and installation The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a new web-based tool that offers comprehensive information about how to size, select, and install electric heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) … [continued]

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New Grid-Forming Inverter Models Help Utilities Plan for a Renewable Future

July 17, 2024 admin clean power, grid, pacific northwest national laboratory, pacific northwest national laboratory (pnnl), research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, utilities, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024 23:45:30 +0000

Now available in utilities’ everyday simulation tools, new models will help simulate how grid-forming inverters will enhance power grid stability Integrating renewable energy into the nation’s power grid isn’t as simple as plugging in a wind or solar power plant or energy storage facility—these resources produce direct current, while the … [continued]

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How Two Rookie Engineers Expertly Designed a Tidal Energy Turbine

June 13, 2024 admin clean power, marine energy, national renewable energy laboratory, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), new hampshire, nrel, pacific northwest national laboratory, pacific northwest national laboratory (pnnl), sandia national laboratories, tidal energy, Water

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:10:32 +0000

The Turbine Will Collect and Share Data To Deepen Our Understanding of Tidal Energy To innovate in marine energy requires some extracurriculars: turning wrenches at the barge, conducting trial runs in the wave pool, and talking through ideas with a supportive team. All this appeals to University of New Hampshire … [continued]

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New Port Electrification Handbook Features Microgrids

May 26, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, grid, lithium-ion batteries, microgrids, pacific northwest national laboratory, pacific northwest national laboratory (pnnl), research, Shipping, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), Water

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 00:18:41 +0000

Guiding port commissioners toward a new energy future Maritime ports, bustling hubs of global trade, are emerging as the new frontier for electrification. Advances in clean energy technology, such as microgrids and batteries, are enabling electrification of port infrastructure and charging of heavy-duty vehicles traditionally considered hard to electrify. A … [continued]

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Seabird Study Shows How They Might One Day Share The Air With Offshore Wind Turbines

May 26, 2024 admin Birds, birds wind turbines, California, clean power, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, Oregon, pacific northwest national laboratory, pacific northwest national laboratory (pnnl), research, us department of energy (doe), Water, wind energy, wind turbine bird deaths, wind turbines, wind turbines birds

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 23:26:14 +0000

Tracking how high West Coast seabirds fly will help researchers understand environmental impacts from offshore wind One day, wind turbines may float off the coasts of California and southern Oregon, providing clean, renewable energy to millions of homes. But before construction can start, researchers are studying how to minimize the … [continued]

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New Analysis Platform Shines Light On Utilities’ Solar Energy Future

May 17, 2024 admin argonne national laboratory, clean power, green economy, grid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, oak ridge national laboratory, oak ridge national laboratory (ornl), pacific northwest national laboratory, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, utilities

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 05:05:22 +0000

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in collaboration with three other national labs, have developed a free online platform to help utilities understand how solar energy projects will affect the operation of their power systems. This capability can increase utilities’ confidence in expanding their solar portfolios, … [continued]

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Vanadium Flow Batteries Are Coming For Your Gas Power Plant

May 11, 2024 admin Electric Cooperatives, Energy Storage, flow batteries, flow battery, grid, invinity, long-duration energy storage, pacific northwest national laboratory, renewable energy, us department of energy (doe), usa, vanadium, vanadium flow batteries

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 14:45:40 +0000

The US Department of Energy has tapped six sites to host new vanadium flow batteries, aiming to replace fossil energy with renewables.

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ChatGrid: A New Generative AI Tool for Power Grid Visualization

February 28, 2024 admin AI, autonomous vehicles, clean power, grid, pacific northwest national laboratory, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 16:03:14 +0000

ChatGrid is a practical application of the Department of Energy’s exascale computing efforts and offers a new experience in easy, … [continued]

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Recycled Aluminum Offers Energy, Emissions & Electric Vehicle Battery Range Savings

May 2, 2023 admin aluminum, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, magna, pacific northwest national laboratory, pacific northwest national laboratory (pnnl), research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2023 13:42:02 +0000

Automakers’ aluminum scrap transforms into new vehicle parts with the PNNL-patented ShAPE manufacturing process. Heat and friction soften the aluminum and transform it from rough metal into a smooth, strong uniform product without a melting step.