New Perovskite Solar Cells: How Low (And How Fast) Can Solar Go?
The long wait for low-cost, high-performance perovskite solar cells is coming to a close. Now the fun begins.
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Automated Solar Permitting Speeds Solar Adoption Across United States
Communities That Used SolarAPP+ Processed More Than 11,000 Solar Permits and Eliminated More Than 134,000 Days of Delays in 2022
Deploying Electric Buses At Airports Is Easy With This Tool
As the U.S. aviation industry generates 2% of the nation’s carbon dioxide emissions and consumes 10% of transportation energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is leading the way to find pathways to sustainability, including through sustainable aviation fuels, electrification, and new transportation options for moving small groups in dense … [continued]
Analysis Points to Massive Photovoltaic Deployment To Meet Decarbonization Target
An “unprecedented ramp-up of production capacity” over the next two decades is needed to provide enough solar power to completely decarbonize the global electrical system, but that goal can be achieved, according to an analysis led by researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The target is 63.4 terawatts … [continued]
The Winds of Change Keep Blowing
NREL Wind Pioneers Revisit the ‘Wild West of Wind’ and Look at Wind Energy’s Future
NREL & Partners Build All-Data Approach for Automated Grid Recovery
NREL and Partners Build All-Data Approach for Automated Grid Recovery. Community Demo With Rural Co-Ops Will Use Solar, Storage, and Sensors to Stop Outages.
New Interactive Map Shows EV Charging Stations Near U.S. National Parks
Snacks: Check. Road trip tunes: Check. An interactive map showing electric vehicle charging stations at the national park you are visiting: Check, check, and check. As electric vehicle (EV) adoption grows — and tourism to U.S. national parks skyrockets — many visitors to the nation’s wild spaces have the same … [continued]
NREL Tapped To Help Electrify 4 Major Freight Corridors
This spring, the U.S. Department of Energy announced $7 million in funding for seven projects focused on creating regional infrastructure plans to support electric charging and hydrogen fueling for medium- and heavy-duty trucks along the nation’s most heavily trafficked corridors. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will collaborate with industry … [continued]
75 Terawatts Of World Solar PV Needed By 2050 — Action Needed Now!
Experts Warn Waiting No Longer an Option for Commitment to Multi-Terawatt Photovoltaic Production Worldwide Global experts on solar power strongly urge a commitment to the continued growth of photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing and deployment to power the planet, arguing that lowballing projections for PV growth while waiting for a consensus on … [continued]
How To Be A “Good Ancestor”
At New Zealand’s First Clean Energy Conference, NREL Joined U.S. and New Zealand Experts and Leaders To Discuss Social & Financial Hurdles to Decarbonization Near the north tip of New Zealand’s moon-shaped island nation, the sea pinches the land at a place called Tāmaki Makaurau, which means “Tāmaki, desired by … [continued]
