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- Battery-electric fishing vessel marks a sea change for small commercial fishers https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2023/battery-electric-fishing-vessel-marks-a-sea-change-for-small-commercial-fishers.html 79 comments
- Perovskite-Based Thermochromic Windows Reduce Load and CO2 Emission in Buildings https://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2023/news-release-perovskite-based-themochromic-windows-reduce-energy-load-and-carbon-emission-in-buildings.html 22 comments
- Life cycle assessment of enzymatic PET recycling https://www.nrel.gov/news/features/2022/scientists-discover-enzymes-cheaper-to-recycle-waste-polyester-textiles-and-bottles-than-making-from-petroleum.html 98 comments
- Catalytic process with lignin could enable sustainable aviation fuel https://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2022/catalytic-process-with-lignin-could-enable-100-sustainable-aviation-fuel.html 81 comments
- 100% Clean Electricity by 2035 Study https://www.nrel.gov/analysis/100-percent-clean-electricity-by-2035-study.html 2 comments
- The Future of Distributed Wind in the US: Unlocking Terawatt-Level Potential https://www.nrel.gov/news/features/2022/the-future-of-distributed-wind-in-the-united-states-considerations-for-unlocking-terawatt-level-potential.html 3 comments
- Plant-based epoxy enables recyclable carbon fiber https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2022/plant-based-epoxy-enables-recyclable-carbon-fiber-improves-economics-for-mass-market-electric-vehicles.html 27 comments
- U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System and Energy Storage Cost Benchmarks: Q1 2021 [pdf] https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy22osti/80694.pdf 6 comments
- NREL Open-Source Modeling Approach Simulates Low-Inertia Power Systems https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2021/nrel-open-source-modeling-approach-cracks-the-code-of-simulating-low-inertia-power-systems.html 27 comments
- Cost-Reduction Roadmap for Residential Solar PV, 2017–2030 https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy18osti/70748.pdf 24 comments
- America's Wind Energy Future Looks Seaward https://www.nrel.gov/news/features/2017/americas-wind-energy-future-looks-seaward.html 28 comments
- Undersea Microbes Provide Path to Energy Storage https://www.nrel.gov/news/features/2017/undersea-microbes-provide-path-to-energy-storage.html 3 comments
- New Method of Microbial Energy Production Discovered http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2017/41803 4 comments
- Ethylene Production via Sunlight Opens Door to Future http://www.nrel.gov/news/features/feature_detail.cfm/feature_id=19532 9 comments
- The Scientific Flight of the Falcon http://www.nrel.gov/news/features/feature_detail.cfm/feature_id=16495 3 comments
- Supercomputer uses warm water to cool its servers and heat its building http://www.nrel.gov/news/features/feature_detail.cfm/feature_id=15403 5 comments
- How Many Transformers Will US Distribution Grid Need by 2050? New NREL Research Helps Inform Supply Chains for a Core Component of Nation’s Energy Infrastructure https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2024/how-many-transformers-will-the-us-distribution-grid-need-by-2050.html 6 comments energy
- New record efficiency for a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell - hits 33.5% https://www.nrel.gov/pv/cell-efficiency.html 6 comments futurology
- Evaluating Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on the U.S. Power System https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy23osti/85242.pdf 3 comments politics
- NREL published description of improvised controls that saved NREL during its own outage, which could make microgrids easy and low cost https://www.nrel.gov/news/features/2022/microgrids-for-anyone.html 2 comments energy
- Catalytic process with lignin could enable 100% sustainable aviation fuel: researchers demonstrated an efficient method that used earth-abundant molybdenum carbide as the catalyst in a continuous process, achieving lignin oil with an oxygen content of about 1% https://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2022/catalytic-process-with-lignin-could-enable-100-sustainable-aviation-fuel.html 7 comments science
- New Technology Could Generate Electricity From Ocean Waves or Even Clothing, Cars, and Buildings https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2022/patented-wave-energy-technology-gets-its-sea-legs.html 12 comments technology
- News Release: Scientists Look to the Sky in Effort To Mitigate Carbon Problem https://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2022/scientists-look-to-the-sky-in-effort-to-mitigate-carbon-problem.html 7 comments environment
- NREL Analysis Highlights Strategies Beyond Recycling To Bolster Circular Economy for Solar and Battery Technologies https://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2022/nrel-analysis-highlights-strategies-beyond-recycling-to-bolster-circular-economy-for-solar-and-battery-technologies.html 7 comments energy
- Reducing Wind Turbine Wakes Could Save Wind Farms Millions https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2022/reducing-wind-turbine-wakes.html 4 comments energy
- Landmark Demonstration Shows How Common Wind Turbine Can Provide Fundamental Grid Stability https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2022/landmark-demonstration-shows-wind-turbine-can-provide-fundamental-grid-stability.html 30 comments energy
- Electrification of Aircraft: Challenges, Barriers, and Potential Impacts - NREL https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy22osti/80220.pdf 9 comments energy
- A family farm has been turned into the largest agrivoltaics farm in the US https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2021/future-of-agriculture-combined-with-renewable-energy-finds-success-at-jacks-solar-garden.html 6 comments upliftingnews
- NREL Options a Modular, Cost-Effective, Build-Anywhere Particle Thermal Energy Storage Technology https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2021/nrel-options-a-modular-cost-effective-build-anywhere-particle-thermal-energy-storage-technology.html 4 comments energy
- Emerson Acquisition of 7AC Propels NREL HVAC Technology to Market https://www.nrel.gov/news/features/2021/emerson-acquisition-of-7ac-propels-nrel-hvac-technology-to-market.html 7 comments energy
- Overview of the state-of-the-art in Grid Forming Inverters https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/73476.pdf 14 comments energy
- NREL Heats Up Thermal Energy Storage with New Solution Meant To Ease Grid Stress, Ultimately Improving Energy Efficiency. https://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2021/nrel-heats-up-thermal-energy-storage-with-new-solution-meant-to-ease-grid-stress-ultimately-improving-energy-efficiency.html 3 comments science
- Answer to Energy Storage Problem Could Be Hydrogen https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2020/answer-to-energy-storage-problem-could-be-hydrogen.html 21 comments energy
- New Hydrogen Filling Simulation Tool Drives Innovation for Fueling Stations https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2020/hydrogen-filling-simulation-tool-drives-innovation-for-fueling-stations.html 10 comments energy
- Motorists can save as much as $14,500 on fuel costs over 15 years by driving an electric vehicle instead of a similar one fueled by gasoline. Researchers examined vehicles of the same class and size and driven the same number of miles a year. https://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2020/research-determines-financial-benefit-from-driving-electric-vehicles.html 3 comments science
- Researchers estimate that installing floating solar photovoltaics on the more than 24,000 man-made U.S. reservoirs could generate about 10 percent of the nation’s annual electricity production, revealing for the first time the potential for floating PV to produce electricity in the United States. https://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2018/nrel-details-great-potential-for-floating-pv-systems.html 9 comments science
- Average annual solar resources, USA vs. Germany http://www.nrel.gov/gis/images/us_germany_spain/pvmap_usgermanyspain%20poster-01.jpg 9 comments politics
- Dept. of Energy finds renewable energy can reliably supply 80% of US energy needs http://www.nrel.gov/analysis/re_futures/ 693 comments science
- How About 90% More Efficient Air Conditioning? http://www.nrel.gov/features/20100611_ac.html 23 comments technology
- The US has enough wind to provide 9 times electricity we use today http://www.nrel.gov/wind/systemsintegration/news/2010/816.html 9 comments reddit.com