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For many people, the next car you buy may be an electric vehicle (EV). New government mandates aim to scale back conventional engines and boost EV sales 50% by 2030.In response, researchers are intensifying efforts to understand and…

Electric vehicles (EVs) have surged in popularity during recent years as car companies continue to bring new models to market. EVs tend to be popular with consumers for a variety of reasons including the low cost of driving on electricity…

A favorite sweater, an open window, or a simple press of a button are all it takes for some of us to enjoy the perfect temperature in our homes. But many low-income households are battling their thermostat and struggling with their…

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have released new end-use load profiles for the U.S. building stock, representing all major building types and climate regions.The data set…

Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Northern Illinois University (NIU) have successfully prevented lead from escaping damaged perovskite solar cells. The research effort is their latest work in addressing…

On Oct. 25, the American-Made Challenges (AMC) launched the American-Made Solar Forecasting Prize, the latest in its growing collection of prizes, sponsored by the U.S Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office. This is the…

In a breakthrough for the autonomous energy systems (AES) research program, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has demonstrated new methods for optimizing more than 1 million distributed energy resources (DERs) with…

In the early 1970s, water turned gold. As oil supplies plummeted, prices skyrocketed. Congress, desperate for anything not-oil, compelled electricity companies to buy up local hydroelectric energy at luxurious prices, launching a frenzy…

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released its annual cost breakdown of installed solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage systems. U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System and Energy Storage Cost Benchmark: Q1 2021 details…

Wind turbine blades might look elegant, even ballet-like, as they glide through the air. But, much like ballet, achieving that simple grace requires complex, advanced engineering.A long thermoplastic wind turbine blade sits in a…