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January 2025
News Release: Improving Tandem Efficiency Can Lower Solar Photovoltaic Module Cost Per Watt
Increasing module efficiency and expanding manufacturing capacity play complementary roles in reducing costs of metal halide perovskite/silicon tandem solar modules, according to researchers at NREL.
November 2024
Lighting the Way for Agrivoltaics: How NREL Empowers Communities To Capture the Benefits of Solar Energy, Agriculture, and Ecosystems
NREL's research helps farmers, local communities, and global partners navigate the complexities of bringing solar onto the farm.
Utility-Scale Solar Fields Can Foster Abundant Biodiversity
Researchers take a deep look at the interactions between habitat, pollinators, and solar energy production on three large working solar farms in Minnesota.
6 NREL Researchers Named to Global Highly Cited List
Six researchers from NREL are included in this year's list of the most highly cited researchers.
October 2024
Researcher Melissa Gish Bridges Chemistry and Physics To Improve Solar Energy Technologies
The journal Trends in Chemistry recently honored NREL researcher Melissa Gish in a special issue designed to highlight emerging leaders in chemistry innovating in their respective fields.
Dive Into a Lake of Data: Open Energy Data Initiative Increases Big Data Access for Everyone
When data is widely accessible and available to anyone, anywhere, it can transform communities—especially when that data concerns something as vital as energy.
NREL Helps US Forest Service Go Green After 2024 Lake Fire
During the July 2024 Lake Fire in Santa Barbara County, California, NREL and the U.S. Forest Service successfully piloted several renewable energy solutions that put their sustainable firefighting operations ideas into practice.
September's Sunny Skies Make Perfect Day for Solar Calibrations
From Sept. 21 to 27, groups of scientists and engineers from around the globe gathered at NREL's Solar Radiation Research Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, for the 24th NREL Pyrheliometer Comparisons.
Introducing the Solar District Cup Class of 2024–2025
Students from 38 schools are entering an ever-widening community of competitors and alumni involved in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar District Cup Collegiate Design Competition.
September 2024
Tim Silverman Likes Breaking Things—and That Is Good for Photovoltaic Reliability
The Materials Science senior scientist was named one of NREL's 2024 Distinguished Members of Research Staff.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025