Island communities face unique energy security challenges. USAID and NREL worked closely with Caribbean utilities including CARILEC to promote cybersecurity best practices. Read how this collaboration helped utilities secure island infrastructure: bit.ly/dec24islandutil

At NREL, we’re focused on improving controls for the grid of the future. This December, we hosted 70 energy stakeholders for a workshop on our Advanced Distribution Management System Test Bed. Read how it’s de-risking distribution management systems: bit.ly/dec24distribut…

A lot has happened this past year. Check out the top stories from Fiscal Year 2024 in our Energy Systems Integration newsletter: bit.ly/dec24topstories

It will take a lot of collaboration to grow new types of sustainability in the agriculture sector. @jisea1 partnered with @colostatenews to host a fall 2023 workshop brining farmers, researchers, and ag tech innovators together. Read more: bit.ly/dec24jiseawork…

We’re working to help decision makers understand the national security implications of the global energy transformation. Our new videos expand on NREL’s work in the strategic energy security space: bit.ly/dec24defineses

Agility is key to responding to cybersecurity threats to the U.S. energy sector. DOE CESER’s CECA program aims to decrease cybersecurity risk by accelerating the deployment of emerging security technologies. Learn more about CECA’s recent advances: bit.ly/CECA-Asimily-R…

Winter storms, hurricanes, and wildfires are all hazards to electrical utilities. NREL’s newest reports examine common practices in electrical utility resilience planning in the face of these natural threats. Read all three reports here: bit.ly/dec24publicati…

How do grid operators maintain reliability of the bulk power system, even on the highest demand summer days? A new NREL technical report examines grid operations in peak summer conditions to see how solar and storage worked together to meet peak demand: bit.ly/dec24publicati…

DEADLINE EXTENDED: The Office of Electricity | U.S. Department of Energy RFP for innovative community microgrid projects is open until Jan. 31, 2025. Funding & support available for communities in underserved & isolated areas of AK & HI, and Native Tribes seeking greater #energyresilience: bit.ly/49AbliS

The latest #ESINewsletter is now online! In this edition, explore the drivers of distribution transformer demand, discover a new tool for energy resource modeling, USAID and NREL support energy resilience in the Caribbean, and more. Read it & subscribe: bit.ly/dec24esinewsle…

Distribution transformer capacity may need to double by 2050 to maintain reliability and resilience. NREL’s new study examines key factors behind transformer demand growth: bit.ly/dec24nltransfo…

There’s a new tool for energy resource modeling. Learn about the National Climate Database, a high-resolution, climate dataset consisting of the three most widely used variables for solar radiation: bit.ly/dec24nldatabase

Island communities face unique energy security challenges. USAID and NREL worked closely with Caribbean utilities including CARILEC to promote cybersecurity best practices. Read how this collaboration helped utilities secure island infrastructure: bit.ly/dec24islandutil

At NREL, we’re focused on improving controls for the grid of the future. This December, we hosted 70 energy stakeholders for a workshop on our Advanced Distribution Management System Test Bed. Read how it’s de-risking distribution management systems: bit.ly/dec24distribut…

A lot has happened this past year. Check out the top stories from Fiscal Year 2024 in our Energy Systems Integration newsletter: bit.ly/dec24topstories

It will take a lot of collaboration to grow new types of sustainability in the agriculture sector. @jisea1 partnered with @colostatenews to host a fall 2023 workshop brining farmers, researchers, and ag tech innovators together. Read more: bit.ly/dec24jiseawork…

We’re working to help decision makers understand the national security implications of the global energy transformation. Our new videos expand on NREL’s work in the strategic energy security space: bit.ly/dec24defineses

Agility is key to responding to cybersecurity threats to the U.S. energy sector. DOE CESER’s CECA program aims to decrease cybersecurity risk by accelerating the deployment of emerging security technologies. Learn more about CECA’s recent advances: bit.ly/CECA-Asimily-R…

Winter storms, hurricanes, and wildfires are all hazards to electrical utilities. NREL’s newest reports examine common practices in electrical utility resilience planning in the face of these natural threats. Read all three reports here: bit.ly/dec24publicati…

How do grid operators maintain reliability of the bulk power system, even on the highest demand summer days? A new NREL technical report examines grid operations in peak summer conditions to see how solar and storage worked together to meet peak demand: bit.ly/dec24publicati…