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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the White House have made offshore wind a centerpiece of plans to strengthen the nation's energy infrastructure, announcing a goal to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030—a huge leap from…

Demand flexibility offers high value in supporting a highly electrified, renewables-based U.S. power system, according to the sixth and final report in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL’s) Electrification Futures Study…

With variable renewable energy (VRE) expected to become a much larger share of the global energy mix, storage solutions are needed beyond short-duration timescales, such as standard commercial batteries, which are suitable for covering…

Among the national laboratories, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) leads the way in commercial partnerships and commercialization of technologies. Integral to NREL’s success is its understanding of partner needs, and…

Even in its 26th year, amidst a pandemic, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center’s (IEC) Industry Growth Forum (IGF)—the premiere cleantech commercialization-acceleration event that aligns…

A global effort to reduce sulfur and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships has researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and other Department of Energy facilities investigating the potential use of marine…

Last year, average fuel economy for light-duty vehicles hit a new high, while the pandemic reduced time on the road, fuel consumption, and emissions. These short-term reductions have spurred efforts to cement even greater long-term fuel…

With recently announced federal emissions-reduction targets, a push for national power-sector decarbonization, and plummeting wind and solar costs, the United States is poised to deploy major amounts of renewables, and fast.At smaller…

A new wave of innovation is rolling in with the third batch of Marine Energy Collegiate Competition contenders.The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced the 17 teams chosen…

To bolster its vision of solving future energy challenges, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL’s) partner institution, the Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis (JISEA), has launched the JISEA Catalyzers, an…