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Microgrids Could Enhance Grid Resilience

2 weeks ago | nrel.gov | Rory McIlmoil

NREL Researcher’s Personal Experience Inspires His Passion To Improve Local Grid Resilience This installment of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) Tell Me Something Grid series features Rory McIlmoil, a researcher in NREL’s Grid Planning and Analysis Center. McIlmoil shares how microgrids could unlock greater grid resilience in the wake of natural disasters like Hurricane Helene. “Energy resilience” is a very broad term.
Manufacturing Masterminds Q&A With Matt Ringer

2 weeks ago | nrel.gov | Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

The Shy Kid Who Left Law To Forge Chemical (and Human) Bonds This article is part of the Manufacturing Masterminds profile series, which provides an inside look into the lives, research, and impact of NREL's advanced manufacturing researchers. At 8 years old, Matt Ringer already had the deep, booming voice of a radio announcer but not the personality to match.
How NREL Researcher Garry Rumbles Has Advanced Science Through Mentorship

2 months ago | nrel.gov | Jenn Fields

Internationally Known for Photochemistry Breakthroughs, Rumbles Created a Culture of Innovation Within NREL Garry Rumbles is an internationally known scientist in solar photochemistry—and not just for his groundbreaking research on the fundamental underpinnings of organic solar cells, his oft-cited paper on excitons in nanosystems, or his tireless organizing of conferences and workshops advancing the foundational science behind solar energy conversion.
Ocean Energy Is Almost Ready, But It Needs a Boost Over the Testing Barrier

2 months ago | nrel.gov | Caitlin McDermott-Murphy

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ChargeX Consortium Identifies Automated Solution To Fix Key Part of Electric Vehicle Charging User Experience | News | NREL

Feb 6, 2025 | nrel.gov

National laboratory researchers and industry collaborators in the ChargeX Consortium have identified a new mechanism called “seamless retry” that could alleviate a common electric vehicle (EV) driver frustration with public charging by automatically restarting failed EV charging sessions, so users do not have to.
Cybersecurity Accelerator Expands To Speed Commercialization of Department of Energy Technologies

Jan 17, 2025 | nrel.gov | Mariah Cox

New Critical Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator Track Focuses on Advancing Government Technologies That Fill Critical Cybersecurity Technical Gaps The transition from concept to adoption can be a difficult hurdle for emerging technologies to overcome. Commercialization costs, access to testing facilities, and scalability are all challenges that can stall or impede a technology’s journey to market, resulting in a gap between concept and adoption.
These Innovative Approaches Harness the Benefits of Rooftop Solar Energy for Homes and Small Businesses | News | NREL

Jan 17, 2025 | nrel.gov

The Solar Energy Innovation Network (SEIN) Round 3 brought together eight multi-stakeholder teams from various locations across the United States to develop new approaches to solar deployment, focusing on residential and commercial buildings in underserved communities.
Winners of Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize Enhance Domestic Recycling Industry With Novel Innovations

Jan 16, 2025 | nrel.gov | Katie Ciaglo

4 Teams Share Their Winding Path Into the Wind Turbine Recycling Industry and Where They Are Headed Next Across the United States, more than 70,000 wind turbines are powering the nation’s wind energy future, supplying more than 10% of the nation’s electricity. As these wind turbines near the end of their impressive 30-year lifespans, a new chapter is being written—one that ensures these renewable energy giants can be recycled and contribute to a circular economy long after their service.
The Dawn of Electric Trucking Calls for High-Power Charging

Jan 15, 2025 | nrel.gov | Anna Squires

NREL's Globally Unique ARIES Platform, Plus Decades of Electrification Research, Will Drive Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Charging Jan.
HBCU Energy Education Prize Returns With Second Round of Its Inspire Track

Jan 7, 2025 | nrel.gov | Emily Mercer

Youth-Focused Prize Helps Build Tomorrow’s Energy Workforce Meeting the demand for tomorrow's energy workforce begins with the development of STEM programs that inspire and prepare today's youth. The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Clean Energy Education Prize—first launched in March 2023—empowers HBCUs to lead this effort.