Meet Taylor Uekert, the Gymnast-Turned-Nanoengineer Who Harnesses Molecular Machines To Remake Plastics, Chemicals, and More By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy, NLR Three days after 9-year-old Taylor Uekert moved to the foothills outside San Diego, her parents woke her and her brother in the middle of the night. “Get up and get to the car,” … [continued]
I was debating whether to write this article or not. I discovered the news of NREL’s name being changed from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to the National Laboratory of the Rockies from Michael Barnard’s article about it yesterday. That article is a much more professional look at the situation … [continued]
ChatGPT generated: A solemn panoramic scene of the American flag at half-mast before the NREL building, marking the symbolic end of an era in U.S. renewable-energy leadership
The erasure of the word “Renewable” from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory marks the end—or hopefully just an interruption—of a long and consequential chapter in energy history. Renaming it as the National Laboratory of the Rockies doesn’t change the buildings in Golden or the servers in ESIF or the unfinished … [continued]
Developers typically use several computer models to assess new technology designs. Now, NREL researchers are building an all-in-one tool that makes it faster and easier to evaluate their designs in one platform. Photo by Gregory Cooper, NREL.
How a Forthcoming Modeling Tool Could Help Developers Rapidly Assess the Potential of Any Floating Device Can your technology triumph in the ocean? Ask SEA-Stack. True to its name, this one-of-a-kind, free, open-source tool combines (or stacks) multiple wave energy modeling capabilities into one user-friendly package. With SEA-Stack, wave energy … [continued]
This Year’s Startups Are Focused on Energy Efficiency and Reliability in Buildings Efficient buildings are the focus of this year’s Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) cohort. The $55 million energy technology program—funded by Wells Fargo & Company and coadministered by NREL—welcomed three startups to its next cohort in the Emerging Tech … [continued]
Latest HERO WEC Mission Status Update Examines How NREL’s Wave Tank Validates Computer-Generated Scenarios for Wave Energy Converters. NREL’s hydraulic and electric reverse osmosis wave energy converter (HERO WEC) surfed the laboratory’s wave tank, facing another round of trials and tribulations to advance wave energy research. Since 2024 the team … [continued]
Tucked into your pocket, packed into warehouses, and embedded into critical infrastructure — lithium-ion batteries are quietly powering much of modern America. Demand for these indispensable energy storage solutions continues to skyrocket, prompting energy experts to explore next-generation (next-gen) designs for higher-performing technologies, including alkali metal anodes, solid electrolytes, and … [continued]
NREL’s Computing Capabilities Could Help Prevent Wildfires Caused by Fallen Power Lines Annually, tens of thousands of wildfires ravage the United States, posing significant threats to people, wildlife, and infrastructure. A percentage of those wildfires are caused by degraded or downed electrical equipment. But what if artificial intelligence (AI) could … [continued]
NREL’s annual cement and concrete meeting is the only venue that exists for experts to share direct feedback to DOE. Photo by Agata Bogucka, NREL.
NREL Brings Together Specialists From Across the Country To Discuss Cement and Concrete for Its Third Annual Critical Technologies Meeting Cement and concrete are essential to United States infrastructure, from our roadways to the buildings we occupy. Accounting for 50% of all materials produced globally, domestic production of this critical material is … [continued]
At the final MECC and HCC event, student teams present competition results. Photo by Agata Bogucka, NREL.
Application Period Opens for Annual Marine Energy and Hydropower Competitions, Which Challenge College Students To Find Real-World Solutions and Explore Career Pathways Calling all student innovators looking to make waves in the water power sector! The application windows for the Hydropower Collegiate Competition (HCC) and Marine Energy Collegiate Competition are now open. Submissions will … [continued]
