Tag: NREL
NLR Analysis Identifies Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage as a Solution for Data Center Cooling Needs
RTES System Cuts Energy Consumption and Costs Over a Simulated 20-Year Period By Hannah Halusker, NLR The rise of artificial intelligence, cloud platforms, and data processing is driving a steady increase in global data center electricity consumption. While running computer servers accounts for the largest share of data center energy … [continued]
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New Report Illuminates Geothermal Cooling Potential in Hawaii
University of Hawaii at Manoa and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Teamed up To Analyze Feasibility of Geothermal Cooling Technologies By Justin Daugherty, NLR In areas with geologically recent volcanic activity and ample underground water flow, like the Hawaiian Islands, geothermal energy technologies present options to augment the electric grid. To … [continued]
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She Wanted To Write Fantasy. Now, She Is Rewriting Recycling.
Meet Taylor Uekert, the Gymnast-Turned-Nanoengineer Who Harnesses Molecular Machines To Remake Plastics, Chemicals, and More By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy, NLR Three days after 9-year-old Taylor Uekert moved to the foothills outside San Diego, her parents woke her and her brother in the middle of the night. “Get up and get to the car,” … [continued]
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Federal Judge Vacates Illegal Offshore Wind Order, Says Wind Foes Are “Tilting At Windmills”
The US offshore wind industry lives to fight another day, now that a federal judge has voided a key part of US President Donald Trump’s offshore wind ban.
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We Are The Simpsons, Or Worse
I was debating whether to write this article or not. I discovered the news of NREL’s name being changed from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to the National Laboratory of the Rockies from Michael Barnard’s article about it yesterday. That article is a much more professional look at the situation … [continued]
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