Using a “funneling” pathway inherent in nature, NREL researchers show that lignin can be converted into renewable fuels, chemicals, and materials. It has long been known how to convert biomass-derived carbohydrates, such as glucose, into fuels and chemicals such as ethanol. However, plants also contain...
Atomistic simulations correlate molecular packing and electron transport in polymer-based energy storage materials. In recent years, stable organic radical functional groups have been incorporated into...
Open-source software provides essential modeling and simulation help in water power research and development. Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) National Wind Technology...
NREL demonstrates that zonal climate control can reduce air conditioning power and improve range while maintaining driver thermal sensation. When the climate control system in an electric-drive vehicle...
Findings indicate that, on average, road grade could be responsible for 1%–3% of fuel use in light-duty automobiles, with many individual trips impacted by as much as 40%....
NREL demonstrates that zonal climate control can reduce air conditioning power and improve range while maintaining driver thermal sensation. When the climate control system in an electric-drive vehicle...
Researchers use lidar and feedforward algorithms to improve rotor speed regulation and reduce costs of maintenance and operation. Controlling rotor speed in response to changes in wind conditions is...
Simulator fOr Wind Farm Applications helps optimize layouts and controls of wind plant arrays. In 2014, researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) launched the Simulator fOr...
Report summarizes regulations, standards, and guidelines for the design and operation of offshore wind projects in the United States. In 2012, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) published...
A recent overhaul of the tool makes it a powerful, robust, and flexible modeling software to aid the development of innovative wind and water power technologies. The...