Solar Blog

New NREL research will help ERCOT better manage its solar power and integrate it with the 20 gigawatts of wind capacity already installed in the state

Solar energy provides as much as 15% of generation on the grid in some states, solar energy can provide grid services to maintain system balance.

Power electronics are essential to the safe and efficient operation of solar PV systems, serving as a critical gateway between solar and the grid.

Offshore wind turbines on the Atlantic coast (as well as the Gulf Mexico) have several challenges to contend with—including hurricanes.

This blog is part of a series that explores offshore wind technical challenges that are different in the U.S. than in other countries.

This blog is part of a series that explores offshore wind technical challenges that are different in the United States than in other countries.

New breakthroughs could cut the cost of wind energy in half by 2030—making it fully competitive with the fuel cost of natural gas.

As detailed in the recently released 2016 Revolution…Now report, the U.S. wind energy industry has forged a trajectory of sustained growth thanks to rapidly decreasing costs and increasing market demand. Let’s take a deeper dive to better understa...

A new report evaluating the potential for offshore wind energy development across U.S. coasts found that even if only 1% of the technical resource potential is recovered, nearly 6.5 million homes could be powered by offshore wind energy.