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View article: Exploring the Future Energy Value of Long-Duration Energy Storage
Exploring the Future Energy Value of Long-Duration Energy Storage Open
Long-duration energy storage is commonly viewed as a key technology for providing flexibility to the grid and broader energy systems over a multidecadal time frame. However, prior work has typically used present-day grid infrastructures to…
View article: Foundational Open-Source Solar and Storage Modeling through the System Advisor Model and PVWatts Platforms: FY22-24 Final Technical Report
Foundational Open-Source Solar and Storage Modeling through the System Advisor Model and PVWatts Platforms: FY22-24 Final Technical Report Open
This is a final technical report summarizing the DOE SETO project "Foundational Open-Source Solar and Storage System Modeling through the System Advisor Model and PVWatts Platforms" for fiscals years 2022-2024.
View article: A Path to Navigating the Storm: Load Forecasting and Increasing Resilience in Puerto Rico
A Path to Navigating the Storm: Load Forecasting and Increasing Resilience in Puerto Rico Open
Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) provided a comprehensive analysis of pathways for Puerto Rico to achieve its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2050, based on extensive stakeholder input. Th…
View article: Towards a Greener Antarctica: A Techno-Economic Analysis of Renewable Energy Generation and Storage at the South Pole
Towards a Greener Antarctica: A Techno-Economic Analysis of Renewable Energy Generation and Storage at the South Pole Open
This presentation covers existing PV and renewable examples for the South Pole, challenges, and the results of the ANL+NREL project of a techno-economic analysis to deploy renewables to support the CMB-S4 telescope.
View article: El Estudio de Resiliencia de la Red Electrica de Puerto Rico y Transiciones a Energia 100% Renovable (PR100): Informe Final [Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100): Final Report]
El Estudio de Resiliencia de la Red Electrica de Puerto Rico y Transiciones a Energia 100% Renovable (PR100): Informe Final [Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100): Final Report] Open
El Estudio de Resiliencia de la Red de Puerto Rico y Transiciones a Energia 100% Renovable (PR100) es un analisis integral basado en amplios aportes de las partes interesadas sobre posibles caminos para que Puerto Rico alcance su meta de 1…
View article: Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100): Final Report
Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100): Final Report Open
The Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) is a comprehensive analysis based on extensive stakeholder input of possible pathways for Puerto Rico to achieve its goal of 100% renewable energy by 20…
View article: Presentacion del Webinar Publico sobre Resultados Finales del Estudio PR100
Presentacion del Webinar Publico sobre Resultados Finales del Estudio PR100 Open
Esta presentacion incluye un resumen de los resultados finales del Estudio de Resiliencia de la Red Electrica de Puerto Rico y Transiciones a Energia 100% Renovable (PR100). Dirigido por el Departamento de Energia y el Laboratorio Nacional…
View article: Estudio de Resiliencia de la Red Electrica de Puerto Rico y Transiciones a Energia 100% Renovable (PR100): Informe resumido [Spanish Translation of Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) (Summary Report)]
Estudio de Resiliencia de la Red Electrica de Puerto Rico y Transiciones a Energia 100% Renovable (PR100): Informe resumido [Spanish Translation of Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) (Summary Report)] Open
The Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) is a comprehensive analysis based on extensive stakeholder input of possible pathways for Puerto Rico to achieve its goal of 100% renewable energy by 20…
View article: Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) (Summary Report)
Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) (Summary Report) Open
The Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) is a comprehensive analysis based on extensive stakeholder input of possible pathways for Puerto Rico to achieve its goal of 100% renewable energy by 20…
View article: Techno-economic analysis of renewable energy generation at the South Pole
Techno-economic analysis of renewable energy generation at the South Pole Open
View article: Moving Beyond 4-Hour Li-Ion Batteries: Challenges and Opportunities for Long(er)-Duration Energy Storage
Moving Beyond 4-Hour Li-Ion Batteries: Challenges and Opportunities for Long(er)-Duration Energy Storage Open
This report is a continuation of the Storage Futures Study and explores the factors driving the transition from recent storage deployments with four or fewer hours to deployments of storage with greater than four hours. The report specific…
View article: Techno-economic analysis of renewable energy generation at the South Pole
Techno-economic analysis of renewable energy generation at the South Pole Open
Transitioning from fossil-fuel power generation to renewable energy generation and energy storage in remote locations has the potential to reduce both carbon emissions and cost. This study presents a techno-economic analysis for implementa…
View article: Avances a un ano del PR100: Resultados Preliminares del Modelzacion y Conjuntos de Datos Solares y Eolicos de Alta Resolucion
Avances a un ano del PR100: Resultados Preliminares del Modelzacion y Conjuntos de Datos Solares y Eolicos de Alta Resolucion Open
El estudio de Resiliencia y Transiciones a 100% Energia Renovable de Puerto Rico (PR100) es un estudio de 2 ano de la Oficina de Movilizacion de la Red del Departamento de Energia y seis laboratorios nacionales para analizar exhaustivament…
View article: PR100 One-Year Progress Update: Preliminary Modeling Results and High-Resolution Solar and Wind Data Sets
PR100 One-Year Progress Update: Preliminary Modeling Results and High-Resolution Solar and Wind Data Sets Open
The Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) is a 2-year study by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Grid Deployment Office and six national laboratories to comprehensively analyze stakeholder…
View article: PR100 One-Year Progress Summary Report: Preliminary Modeling Results and High-Resolution Solar and Wind Data Sets
PR100 One-Year Progress Summary Report: Preliminary Modeling Results and High-Resolution Solar and Wind Data Sets Open
The Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) is a 2-year study by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Grid Deployment Office and six national laboratories to comprehensively analyze stakeholder…
View article: Resumen del Informe de Progreso del PR100: Resultados Preliminares del Modelo y Conjuntos de Datos Solares y Eólica de Alta Resolución
Resumen del Informe de Progreso del PR100: Resultados Preliminares del Modelo y Conjuntos de Datos Solares y Eólica de Alta Resolución Open
El estudio de Resiliencia y Transiciones a 100% Energia Renovable de Puerto Rico (PR100) es un estudio de 2 anos de la Oficina de Movilizacion de la Red del Departamento de Energia y seis laboratorios nacionales para analizar exhaustivamen…
View article: Feasibility of Renewable Energy for Power Generation at the South Pole
Feasibility of Renewable Energy for Power Generation at the South Pole Open
View article: Analysis and Technology Needs for Getting to 100% Renewable Energy: Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) Example
Analysis and Technology Needs for Getting to 100% Renewable Energy: Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) Example Open
The presentation outlines the energy sector impacts of Hurricane's Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico, followed by the analysis and technology needs for getting to 100% renewable energy with an overview of the Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Tr…
View article: Wind Energy Costs in Puerto Rico Through 2035
Wind Energy Costs in Puerto Rico Through 2035 Open
In 2019, Puerto Rico codified into law a 100% renewable electricity by 2050 target. Decision makers there need information about the costs and performance of wind energy technologies to incorporate into planning efforts for the future grid…
View article: Estudio de Resiliencia de la Red Electrica de Puerto Rico y Transiciones a Energia 100% Renovable (PR100): Actualizacion de Progreso de Seis Meses [Slides]
Estudio de Resiliencia de la Red Electrica de Puerto Rico y Transiciones a Energia 100% Renovable (PR100): Actualizacion de Progreso de Seis Meses [Slides] Open
Puerto Rico se ha comprometido a satisfacer sus necesidades de electricidad con un 100% de energia renovable para 2050, junto con el cumplimiento de objetivos intermedios del 40% para 2025, el 60% para 2040, la eliminacion gradual de la ge…
View article: Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) (Six-Month Progress Update) [Slides]
Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) (Six-Month Progress Update) [Slides] Open
Puerto Rico has committed to meeting its electricity needs with 100% renewable energy by 2050, along with realizing interim goals of 40% by 2025, 60% by 2040, the phase-out of coal-fired generation by 2028, and a 30% improvement in energy …
View article: Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100): Six-Month Progress Update [Slides]
Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100): Six-Month Progress Update [Slides] Open
Puerto Rico has committed to meeting its electricity needs with 100% renewable energy by 2050, along with realizing interim goals of 40% by 2025, 60% by 2040, the phase-out of coal-fired generation by 2028, and a 30% improvement in energy …
View article: Estudio de Resiliencia de la Red Electrica de Puerto Rico y Transicion a Energia 100% Renovable (PR100): Actualizacion de Progreso de Seis Meses [Slides]
Estudio de Resiliencia de la Red Electrica de Puerto Rico y Transicion a Energia 100% Renovable (PR100): Actualizacion de Progreso de Seis Meses [Slides] Open
Puerto Rico se ha comprometido a satisfacer sus necesidades de electricidad con un 100% de energia renovable para 2050, junto con el cumplimiento de objetivos intermedios del 40% para 2025, el 60% para 2040, la eliminacion gradual de la ge…
View article: Storage Futures Study: Key Learnings for the Coming Decades
Storage Futures Study: Key Learnings for the Coming Decades Open
This report is the final in NREL's Storage Futures Study, a multiyear research project that explored the role and impact of energy storage in the evolution and operation of the U.S. power sector. The SFS examined the potential impact of en…
View article: PR100: Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy [Slides]
PR100: Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy [Slides] Open
Puerto Rico has committed to meeting its electricity needs with 100% renewable energy by 2050. The PR100: Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy study, led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), wi…
View article: Smart Phone Application to Compute Annual Solar Production of One Panel of a Plug-and-Play Solar Appliance (Cooperative Research and Development Final Report, CRADA Number CRD-19-00832)
Smart Phone Application to Compute Annual Solar Production of One Panel of a Plug-and-Play Solar Appliance (Cooperative Research and Development Final Report, CRADA Number CRD-19-00832) Open
The primary goal of the project is to develop a smart phone application (App) that will be available in both the Apple App Store and the Android store that displays results from the NREL's photovoltaic application, PVWatts Calculator, an a…
View article: Storage Futures Study: Grid Operational Impacts of Widespread Storage Deployment
Storage Futures Study: Grid Operational Impacts of Widespread Storage Deployment Open
This report, the fifth in the Storage Futures Study series, uses cost-driven scenarios from the ReEDS model as a starting point to examine the operational impacts of grid-scale storage deployment and relationships between this deployment a…
View article: Storage Futures Study: Grid Operational Impacts of Widespread Storage Deployment
Storage Futures Study: Grid Operational Impacts of Widespread Storage Deployment Open
This report, the fifth in the Storage Futures Study series, uses cost-driven scenarios from the ReEDS model as a starting point to examine the operational impacts of grid-scale storage deployment and relationships between this deployment a…
View article: PR100: Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy
PR100: Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy Open
The Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) comprehensively analyzes possible pathways for Puerto Rico to achieve its renewable energy goals while incorporating stakeholder perspectives and advanc…
View article: 2022 Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) Cost and Performance Data for Electricity Generation Technologies
2022 Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) Cost and Performance Data for Electricity Generation Technologies Open
These data provide the 2022 update of the Electricity Annual Technology Baseline (ATB). Starting in 2015 NREL has presented the ATB, consisting of detailed cost and performance data, both current and projected, for electricity generation a…