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This research focuses on the financial aspects of the underutilised industrial renewable energy generation and storage market in Australia, where the developed methodology is applied to two distribution warehouses and a large energy consuming manufacturer. Throughout Australia the residential and utility scale renewable energy market is booming, however the industrial market has been lagging behind at a fraction of the residential generation capacity in 2020. This lack of uptake in the industria...

A 40-year-old technology has been given a facelift at the Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability thanks to the handiwork and ingenuity of four college students.

Over the last year, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers worked hard to advance water power, a clean, carbon-pollution-free energy source. From surging oceans to rushing rivers, flowing waters are a constant and bountiful source of

Over the last year, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers worked hard to advance water power, a clean, carbon-pollution-free energy...

Ndependent, Third-Party Assessments Validate Unmatched Accuracy of OpenSolar Design Tool’s Shading, Site Assessment, and Energy Modeling

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Better Cost Estimates Build Better Systems: NREL Updates SAM Wave and Tidal Tools Feb. 1, 2021 More than 35,000 people from industry and academia are in on the SAM secret. The System Advisor Model (SAM) is an open-source software that combines performance and financial analysis for a suite of renewable energy technologies such as photovoltaics, wind, geothermal, marine energy, and more. Since its launch in 2007, new SAM versions have been released yearly, ...

All in a Days Work Wind power plants and their associated workforce affect the local and surrounding communities in ways both concrete and indirect. These impacts vary from spending at local businesses to the role that these companies and workers play in the quality of life within the communities. A new NREL report details the positive long-term economic impact wind plant operation and maintenance workers bring to their communities, providin...