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FILTER RESULTS ►Solar And Lithium Ion Car Race Winners Announced
Ninety-seven teams from 28 Colorado schools participated in today’s car competitions hosted by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The student teams raced solar and lithium ion powered vehicles they designed and built themselves. Show More Summary
TODAY’S STUDY: THE VALUE OF SOLAR WITH STORAGE
An Analysis of Concentrating Solar Power with Thermal Energy Storage in a California 33% Renewable Scenario Paul Denholm, Yih-Huei Wan, Marissa Hummon, and Mark Mehos, March 2013 (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Executive Summary Concentrating...Show More Summary
Graph Of The Day: How To Green World’s Largest Grid
This article was first published on RenewEconomy Today’s graph of the day is not so much a graph as a series of animations, produced by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the US, to show how the world’s largest electricity grid...Show More Summary
NREL quantifies significant value in concentrating solar power
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have quantified the significant value that concentrating solar power (CSP) plants can add to an electric grid. read more
Department of Energy Supports Smart Solar Deployment Through transpolar
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and DOE’s Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) extend their support for the transpolar® Working Group’s efforts to develop uniform open source risk scoring...Show More Summary
NREL Quantifies Significant Value In Concentrating Solar Power
This post first appeared on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Website CSP with thermal energy storage boosts California electric grid Researchers from the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have quantified the significant value that concentrating solar power (CSP) plants can add to an electric grid. Show More Summary
TODAY’S STUDY: GETTING MORE WIND AND SOLAR ON THE WEST’S GRID
An Analysis of the Impact of Balancing Area Cooperation on the Operation of WECC and the Compounding Effect of Wind and Solar Generation Gary Jordan and Dick Piwko, February 2013 (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Introduction One...Show More Summary
NREL survey shows dramatic improvement in B100 biodiesel quality
The latest national survey of 100% biodiesel (B100) "blend stock" samples by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found that 95% of the samples from 2011-12 met ASTM International fuel quality specifications. Show More Summary
TODAY’S STUDY: HOW TO DEVELOP A SOLAR OR WIND PROJECT
A Framework for Project Development in the Renewable Energy Sector Robert Springer, February 2013 (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Executive Summary The development of renewable energy generation projects has become attractiveShow More Summary
NREL Launches Initiative To Build Solar Performance Database
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has launched an initiative to build an open-source database of real-world performance from solar facilities across the country. As part of DOE’s SunShotShow More Summary
Efficiency Record Makes First Solar Stock Worth Another Look
First Solar isn't known as a high-efficiency module maker but the company announced a major step toward catching up with the rest of the industry today. The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has confirmed that First Solar has created a 16.1% efficient solar module. Show More Summary
TODAY’S STUDY: HOW TO GREEN SCHOOLS
K-12 Schools Advanced Energy Retrofit Guide; Practical Ways to Improve Energy Performance February 2013 (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Introduction The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) developed the Advanced Energy Retrofit Guides...Show More Summary
Current Solar Module Efficiency Nowhere Near Its Potential, Especially Thin-Film Solar & CPV (Chart)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Director Dan Arvizu recently gave a keynote speech during the 2013 International Renewable Energy Conference (part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week), which I was lucky enough to attend. His...Show More Summary
Algal Biofuels, EVs, Hydrogen-Powered Cars (Exclusive Interview With NREL Director Dan Arvizu)
During my January trip to Abu Dhabi for Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, I got to sit down with the director of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Dan Arvizu, and talk to him about a variety of cleantech topics. Actually, I got to interview him twice. Show More Summary
Solar Industry Leaders Join To Develop Standardized Documentation For Solar Securitization
Sixteen organizations spanning the US solar industry, including the DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, have launched a group effort that should result in opening up large, new pools and lower the cost of capital for the US solar energy industry. Show More Summary
Transportation study reveals potential for deep cuts to petroleum use and carbon emissions
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) today announced the release of the Transportation Energy Futures (TEF) study, an assessment of avenues to reach deep cuts in petroleum use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector. read more
Obama's Plans for the Suburbs: And How to Stop Them
Last Friday’s headlines focused on President Obama’s address at Argonne National Laboratory, where he proposed to spend $2 billion on an energy security trust fund for renewable fuel research. Obama boldly pledged “to shift our carsShow More Summary
NREL Uses Data Center to Heat Office
The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has debuted its high performance computing (HPC) data center in Golden, Colo. NREL plans to capture the heat generated by the computers in the HPC system and reuse that as the primary heat source for its new Energy Systems Integration Facility, including office space and laboratories. [...]
NREL Unveils World’s Most Efficient Data Center, Could Cut Operation Costs by $1 Million
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory spend their lives developing smart renewable energy solutions, so when the time came to build their own data center they knew it had to be as green as possible. It appears that they’ve succeeded – their new HPC Data Center in Golden, Colorado is the most energy-efficient data [...]
Biomass analysis tool is faster, more precise
A screening tool from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) eases and greatly quickens one of the thorniest tasks in the biofuels industry: determining cell wall chemistry to find plants with ideal genes. read more
