National Renewable Energy Laboratory Press Releases

• Published on April 27, 2015 - 15:35 GMT

  NREL Report Estimates Market Potential of Shared Solar and Discusses Relevant Securities Regulations

  News Release NR-1715 April 27, 2015 Analysis from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) finds that by making shared solar programs available to households and businesses that currently cannot host on-site photovoltaic (PV) …

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• Published on April 14, 2015 - 19:48 GMT

  NREL Releases Report Describing Guidelines for PV Manufacturer Quality Assurance

  News Release NR-1615 April 14, 2015 The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released an updated proposal that will establish an international quality standard for photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing. The document is …

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• Published on April 6, 2015 - 19:44 GMT

  NREL Fills Key Leadership Role for Energy Systems Security and Resilience

  News Release NR-1515 April 6, 2015 Dr. Erfan Ibrahim has joined the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory as director of Cyber Physical Systems Security and Resilience for NREL's Energy Systems Integration directorate. This …

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• Published on March 31, 2015 - 17:00 GMT

  Industry-backed Best Practices Guides Aim to Lower Financing Costs for Solar Energy Systems

  News Release NR-1415 March 31, 2015 The Solar Access to Public Capital (SAPC) working group has released new best practices guidelines for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, with the goal of increasing investor confidence in the long-term viability of PV …

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• Published on March 19, 2015 - 20:16 GMT

  NREL Director Announces His Retirement

  News Release NR-1315 Dr. Dan E. Arvizu announced that he intends to retire from his role as NREL's Director. March 19, 2015 Dr. Dan E. Arvizu today announced that he intends  to retire at the end of September from his role as the Director and Chief …

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• Published on March 9, 2015 - 16:01 GMT

  NREL Tool Finds Effective Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage Configurations

  News Release NR-1315 March 9, 2015 The Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has used the Battery Lifetime Analysis and Simulation Tool (BLAST) to confirm that energy storage for demand-charge management can deliver …

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• Published on February 26, 2015 - 18:45 GMT

  NREL Refines Method to Convert Lignin to Nylon Precursor

  News Release NR-1015 February 26, 2015 A new study from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) demonstrates the conversion of lignin-derived compounds to adipic acid, an important industrial dicarboxylic acid produced for …

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• Published on February 20, 2015 - 16:39 GMT

  Colorado High School Students Fight for Top Spot in Battle of the Brains

  Friday, February 20, 2015 On February 21, hundreds of Colorado high school students will be racking their brains to quickly find answers to rapid-fire questions at the 25th Colorado High School Science Bowl from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Dakota Ridge High …

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• Published on February 12, 2015 - 16:06 GMT

  Testing at NREL Aids Solar Power in Hawaii

  News Release NR-0615 February 12, 2015 Inverter load rejection overvoltage (LRO) tests completed by the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory as part of a cooperative research agreement with SolarCity have proven so successful that a …

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• Published on February 11, 2015 - 17:06 GMT

  NREL Takes First In-Depth Look at Solar Project Completion Timelines

  News Release NR-0715 February 11, 2015 The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has gathered and analyzed data for more than 30,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) installations across the United States to better understand how …

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• Published on February 4, 2015 - 16:04 GMT

  New Incubator Network to Help Clean-Energy Entrepreneurs

  News Release NR-0515 February 4, 2015 The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) have launched the Clean Energy Incubator Network. The program, funded by the Energy Department, …

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• Published on January 21, 2015 - 16:58 GMT

  NREL Scientist Brian Gregg Named AAAS Fellow

  News Release NR-0215 Photo of Brian Gregg, NREL Scientist January 19, 2015 Brian Gregg, a scientist at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of …

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• Published on January 21, 2015 - 16:58 GMT

  NREL Releases the 2013 Renewable Energy Data Book, Detailing Increases in Installed Capacity

  News Release NR-0315 January 20, 2015 The newly released 2013 Renewable Energy Data Book illustrates United States and global energy statistics, including renewable electricity generation, renewable energy development, clean energy investments, and …

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• Published on January 21, 2015 - 16:58 GMT

  NREL Reports Examine Economic Trade-offs of Owning versus Leasing a Solar Photovoltaic System

  News Release NR-0415 January 21, 2015 Two new reports from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) examine the economic options customers face when deciding how to finance commercial or residential solar energy systems. NREL …

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• Published on December 23, 2014 - 16:32 GMT

  NREL Receives Editors’ Choice Awards for Supercomputer Research

  News Release NR-4714 December 23, 2014 Two prestigious scientific magazines have awarded the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) with Editors' Choice awards for the Peregrine high-performance computer and the …

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• Published on December 18, 2014 - 19:15 GMT

  Three New Fellows to Help Guide NREL Research

  News Release NR-4614 December 18, 2014 The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently named Richard DeBlasio, Sarah Kurtz and Suhuai Wei to its Research Fellows Council, the laboratory's top advisory council, comprised …

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• Published on December 16, 2014 - 17:40 GMT

  NREL Demonstrates 45.7% Efficiency for Concentrator Solar Cell

  News Release NR-4514 December 16, 2014 The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has announced the demonstration of a 45.7 percent conversion efficiency for a four-junction solar cell at 234 suns concentration. This achievement …

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• Published on December 15, 2014 - 16:36 GMT

  NREL Seeks National Executive Energy Leadership Academy Participants for 2015

  News Release NR-4414 December 15, 2014 The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is accepting applications for its 2015 Executive Energy Leadership Academy. NREL's Executive Energy Leadership Academy, also known as Energy …

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• Published on December 11, 2014 - 19:26 GMT

  NREL Compares State Solar Policies to Determine Equation for Solar Market Success

  News Release NR-4314 December 11, 2014 Analysts at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have used statistical analyses and detailed case studies to better understand why solar market policies in certain states are more …

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• Published on December 10, 2014 - 16:08 GMT

  NREL to Advance Technologies for Microgrid Projects

  News Release NR-4214 December 10, 2014 The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is providing critical support to two new microgrid projects coordinated by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and General Electric …

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