Five Teams Win CONCEPT Phase of Community Energy Innovation Prize College students have big ideas. And a few of those big ideas—focused on extending the benefits of clean energy to underserved communities—were just rewarded. On Dec. 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the five winners of the … [continued]
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Funding Available to Help States, Territories, and Localities Adopt and Implement Latest Innovative Building Energy Codes WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, a key pillar of Bidenomics, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces up to $530 … [continued]
With Two Awards and Some Stellar Students, Researcher Polishes New, Highly Flexible Technology Blake Boren had a few questions about the flexible flap. Like, how big should the flap be? What is the optimal flap shape? And what is the best way to build a flexible flap? “I guess a … [continued]
ARPA-E Program Creates More Energy-Efficient Data Centers, Reducing Carbon Emissions and Mitigating Climate Change The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) joined a $40 million program led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to radically rethink how components within data centers are cooled. Among the 15 … [continued]
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visits Ohio On Monday, December 18, 2023, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm will travel to Toledo, Ohio. The Secretary will be joined by U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur and Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz for a tour of the Toledo Water Reclamation Site followed by a … [continued]
Stations in London, Ohio and Kingston, New York Are Historic Step Towards Building an Electrified Transportation System that is Convenient, Affordable, and Reliable for All Americans KINGSTON, NEW YORK — The Biden-Harris Administration applauds Ohio and New York for opening America’s first electric vehicle (EV) fast charging stations funded through … [continued]
Corporations are starting to pay close attention to their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but current calculations only provide a coarse estimate of their entire GHG emissions. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Amazon, the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy worldwide since 2020, are working … [continued]
Q&A With Vahan Gevorgian, Senior Research Fellow and Chief Engineer at NREL Twenty-nine years ago, Vahan Gevorgian was a postdoctoral researcher studying wind and hybrid energy systems at the State Engineering University of Armenia when a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity presented itself. Ken Touryan, a National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researcher who was supporting … [continued]
Office Will Align DOE’s World-Class Expertise on Technologies Like Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Quantum, and Semiconductors WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the launch of the Office of Critical and Emerging Technology to ensure U.S. investments in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, quantum computing, and … [continued]
NREL Researchers Celebrate 10 Years of Replicating Grid Events To Strengthen Renewable Energy Technologies In September 2013, a team of National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers, led by Vahan Gevorgian and Robb Wallen, faced a looming deadline. Not only did the brand-new 5-megawatt (MW) dynamometer need to be up and running, connected … [continued]
