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NREL has released a new version of its FLOw Redirection and Induction in Steady State (FLORIS) model for wind plant performance optimization.
The second Friday in March is Solar Appreciation Day! We’re taking advantage of this opportunity to share the major benefits of sun power.
Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP) RFP is accepting applications through March 31, 2020.
DOE announces $5 million in funding for GE Renewables tall wind tower demonstration.
Energy Storage Grand Challenge will accelerate the development, commercialization, and utilization of next-generation energy storage technologies.
Addressing Wind Energy Innovation Challenges
Maine Aqua Ventus I and Central Maine Power Company sign 20-year PPA allowing project to sell it's electricity to Central Maine Power utility.
Part 2 of the PV Cells 101 primer, exploring new materials and cell designs that can improve conversion and performance.
Part 1 of the PV Cells 101 primer explains how a solar cell turns sunlight into electricity and why silicon is the semiconductor that usually does it.
The goals of the CIP are to make wind energy cost competitive and increase the number of wind turbine designs certified to national testing standards.