By Tina Herrera, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Chief Human Resources Officer Maybe it’s because I’m the youngest of 10 children, but I believe my upbringing was an ideal preparation of working in Human Resources. All of my siblings have different personalities and different career paths. My time growing up in…

By Sonya Christian, Kern Community College District Chancellor, and Martin Keller, Director of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Kern County is one of the top oil-producing counties in the nation, but it is also a community that has embraced its renewable resources and now produces 60% of the renewable energy…

By Juan Torres, Associate Laboratory Director for Energy Systems Integration, National Renewable Energy Laboratory At the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), we like tackling the biggest challenges. And we like dreaming big too. A recent study by our NREL energy analysts combines both of those traits to identify potential pathways…

By Doug Arent, NREL Executive Director, Strategic Public-Private Partnerships Like a pilot correcting for turbulence, aviation is adapting to a bold new horizon of action and possibility. Cutting-edge technologies are unlocking options for lowering greenhouse gas emissions across the industry, one that has been called among the most difficult to…

By Julie Baker, NREL Assistant Laboratory Director That’s why last month’s announcement at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Colorado by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm regarding the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Net Zero Labs (NZL) pilot project is so important. NREL — along with Idaho National Laboratory, the…

By Martin Keller, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Director In the grand scheme of things, 45 years doesn’t seem like a very long time. Most people, if they celebrate their 45th birthdays at all, tend to skip the fanfare. It’s not exactly a milestone — no need to cue the trumpets. …

By Bill Farris, NREL Associate Laboratory Director for Innovation, Partnering, & Outreach I’ve written before on Medium about the bridge between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and market innovation. Indeed, bringing new technologies from the laboratory to market is in our DNA. It’s what we do best. In the…

By Martin Keller, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Director One of the most exciting things to come out of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (more commonly referred to as “COP26”), was the Nov. 3 launch of the Net Zero World Initiative. As Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm said…

By Juan Torres, Associate Laboratory Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory — Cybersecurity threats to our energy systems are evolving. And, of all the potential targets, our aging electric grid infrastructure could be among the most vulnerable. Most concerning, cyber adversaries are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their attacks. To combat this, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy…