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August 2019
Exploring Tomorrow's Energy Solutions, Together
NREL’s 2019 Partner Forum brought together energy industry leaders across multiple sectors to discuss today’s energy challenges and explore tomorrow’s potential solutions.
NREL's Past Collaboration with GM Continues to Proffer Rewards for Battery Electric Vehicles
One of the largest impediments to the mass adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the United States is range anxiety--or, consumers' fear that they will be stranded because the vehicle has insufficient battery power to get them to their destination. A 2012 NREL collaboration with General Motors (GM) continues to inform the improvement of industry apps that help allay range anxiety and increase driver freedom.
From the Bottom Up: Designing a Decentralized Power System
Cross-Discipline Team Envisions the Grid of the Future
July 2019
Modeling and Analysis Guide Use of Gallium Oxide Material in Power Electronics
NREL research could lead to the development of leading-edge, high-performance vertical transistors.
NREL/Volvo Partnership Demonstrates Approach to Quantify Automated Vehicle Fuel Savings
The researchers leveraged on-road data from Volvo vehicles driving around Gothenburg, Sweden, and compared fuel efficiency for cars that used adaptive cruise control to those that did not.
Beyond Lithium-Ion XII Imagines the Future of Next-Generation Batteries
NREL hosted twelfth annual symposium on energy storage.
NREL Determines Cheaper Path to High-Octane Gasoline
Finding a solution wasn't easy. The NREL-developed process at first ran into the problem of a hydrogen deficiency.
ARPA-E Investment in NREL Pays Dividends in Advancing Energy Tech
Modeled on a Department of Defense effort to put emerging technologies into the hands of the military, ARPA-E provides funds to overcome roadblocks that would otherwise prevent promising energy ideas from reaching the public.
June 2019
Co-Optima Homes in on Promising Fuels for Passenger Vehicles, Revs Up Strategies for Commercial Trucks
Researchers with the Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines initiative have identified the six blendstocks from two chemical families that exhibit the greatest potential to dramatically increase efficiency when combined with petroleum-based fuels in boosted (or turbocharged) spark-ignition engines for light-duty vehicles.
NREL Researchers Garner DOE Awards at Annual Merit Review
The U.S. Department of Energy honored two NREL research teams for their outstanding achievements at the Vehicle Technologies Office's Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Meeting.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025