NREL & SMUD Launch Groundbreaking Automation Tool for Interconnecting Customer Solar to the Grid
NREL-Developed PRECISE™ Automates Interconnection Assessments To Help Customers and Utilities Reach Growing Solar Goals
Author: US Department of Energy
Designing Next-Generation Metals, One Atom at a Time
Direct visualization of metal atoms during shear deformation has applications from batteries to lightweight vehicles
Evaluating Buildings in Real Time
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a tool that provides accurate measurements and positioning directions while installing energy-efficient panels over existing building exteriors. This method will decrease installation time and cost by more than 25%. One approach to upgrade aging buildings is to increase thermal performance and lower … [continued]
AT&T, FEMA & Argonne National Laboratory Collaborate to Launch Climate Risk & Resilience Portal
The portal will help improve America’s preparedness for future climate extremes.
Argonne & Oak Ridge National Laboratories Collaborate With Wabtec on Hydrogen-Powered Trains
Hydrogen-powered trains on track to decarbonize the rail industry.
Deep Learning Underlies Geographic Dataset Used in Hurricane Response
As Hurricane Fiona made landfall as a Category 1 storm in Puerto Rico on Sept. 18, 2022, some areas of the island were inundated with nearly 30 inches of rain, and power to hundreds of thousands of homes was knocked out. Only 10 days later, Hurricane Ian, a Category 4 … [continued]
Scientists Develop New Algorithm That May Provide Insights Into Battery Corrosion
Argonne researchers have created an automatic technique that can fill in gaps in X-ray data. Putting together a jigsaw puzzle is a great activity for a rainy Sunday afternoon. But the somewhat more difficult process of quickly assembling 3D scientific jigsaw puzzles — atomic structures of different materials — has … [continued]
Solar Water-Splitting To Make Hydrogen — Best Practices
NREL, Berkeley Lab Offer Ideal Methods To Provide Confidence in Comparing Measurements Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are providing researchers with a guide to how to best measure the efficiency of producing hydrogen directly from solar … [continued]
Clean Energy Supply Chain Analyses
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) acted as lead authors on five reports in a larger series designed to strengthen America’s clean energy supply chains. The following NREL-authored, topic-specific “deep-dive” studies are intended to inform national policy at the highest level. Solar Photovoltaics (PV) … [continued]
Biden-Harris Administration Awards $2.8 Billion to Supercharge US Manufacturing Of Batteries For Electric Vehicles &…
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Going to 20 Companies Across 12 States Will Strengthen America’s Energy Independence, Create Good-Paying Construction and Manufacturing Jobs, and Lower Costs WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), today announced the first set of projects funded by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure … [continued]
