Told ya.😛
Bring back NREL. Bring back the OTA. Get Detroit back on building electric cars, even if we end up playing second fiddle to China.
Still, people being people, I expect what will be done will be more stupid than I can possibly imagine.
Bring back NREL. Bring back the OTA. Get Detroit back on building electric cars, even if we end up playing second fiddle to China.
Still, people being people, I expect what will be done will be more stupid than I can possibly imagine.
It's crunch time for renewable energy deployment.
As a blog post: adviceunasked.blogspot.com/2026/03/crun...
As a blog post: adviceunasked.blogspot.com/2026/03/crun...
October 1, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Told ya.😛
Bring back NREL. Bring back the OTA. Get Detroit back on building electric cars, even if we end up playing second fiddle to China.
Still, people being people, I expect what will be done will be more stupid than I can possibly imagine.
Bring back NREL. Bring back the OTA. Get Detroit back on building electric cars, even if we end up playing second fiddle to China.
Still, people being people, I expect what will be done will be more stupid than I can possibly imagine.
im quoting from NREL in USD?
September 29, 2026 at 5:31 PM
im quoting from NREL in USD?
Kind of depressing that NREL changed their name to NRL, since we're apparently not into doing renewable energy anymore.
www.nlr.gov/news/detail/...
Such short term thinking for the future of humanity.
I imagine they still do a lot of good work though.
www.nlr.gov/news/detail/...
Such short term thinking for the future of humanity.
I imagine they still do a lot of good work though.
September 25, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Kind of depressing that NREL changed their name to NRL, since we're apparently not into doing renewable energy anymore.
www.nlr.gov/news/detail/...
Such short term thinking for the future of humanity.
I imagine they still do a lot of good work though.
www.nlr.gov/news/detail/...
Such short term thinking for the future of humanity.
I imagine they still do a lot of good work though.
Covered a research document on this a while back:
Recycling solar panels: Making the numbers work - pv magazine USA
NREL researchers said a profitable and sustainable solar panel recycling industry could establish itself by 2032. Here's how the numbers work.
pv-magazine-usa.com
September 25, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Covered a research document on this a while back:
Community solar is a power plant wearing a subscription business. How Arcadia, PowerMarket, Solstice, Ampion, UtilityAPI, and NREL’s free data divide subscriber management — the statute-built market explained, and the one-billing-cycle diligence test that exposes weak platforms.
Arcadia vs PowerMarket vs Solstice vs Ampion: Community Solar Management Software Compared
Community solar is a power plant wearing a subscription business. How Arcadia, PowerMarket, Solstice, Ampion, UtilityAPI, and NREL’s free data divide subscriber management — the statute-built market explained, and the one-billing-cycle diligence test that exposes weak platforms.
kurums.com
September 25, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Community solar is a power plant wearing a subscription business. How Arcadia, PowerMarket, Solstice, Ampion, UtilityAPI, and NREL’s free data divide subscriber management — the statute-built market explained, and the one-billing-cycle diligence test that exposes weak platforms.
Heat pumps shouldn’t be treated as a niche climate upgrade. They should be the default when fossil-fuel heating needs replacement.
NREL estimates avgs savings of 2.5-4.4 metric tons of CO₂e per home each year. The technology works. Affordability is the next problem.
frugalwatt.com/analysis/hea...
NREL estimates avgs savings of 2.5-4.4 metric tons of CO₂e per home each year. The technology works. Affordability is the next problem.
frugalwatt.com/analysis/hea...
September 23, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Heat pumps shouldn’t be treated as a niche climate upgrade. They should be the default when fossil-fuel heating needs replacement.
NREL estimates avgs savings of 2.5-4.4 metric tons of CO₂e per home each year. The technology works. Affordability is the next problem.
frugalwatt.com/analysis/hea...
NREL estimates avgs savings of 2.5-4.4 metric tons of CO₂e per home each year. The technology works. Affordability is the next problem.
frugalwatt.com/analysis/hea...
Water may be disappearing
But Trump wants the water for Data Centres
Colorado — already home to dozens of data centers —
and yet another massive Data Centre on federal land near Boulder
www.axios.com/local/denver...
But Trump wants the water for Data Centres
Colorado — already home to dozens of data centers —
and yet another massive Data Centre on federal land near Boulder
www.axios.com/local/denver...
Trump plans AI data center on NREL land near Boulder
A private data center and power plant could be put near Boulder, as the U.S. government eyes metro Denver in a push to supercharge AI infrastructure.
www.axios.com
September 20, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Water may be disappearing
But Trump wants the water for Data Centres
Colorado — already home to dozens of data centers —
and yet another massive Data Centre on federal land near Boulder
www.axios.com/local/denver...
But Trump wants the water for Data Centres
Colorado — already home to dozens of data centers —
and yet another massive Data Centre on federal land near Boulder
www.axios.com/local/denver...
Why Flexible Solar Panels Overheat When Mounted Flat: and What It Costs You
Why Flexible Solar Panels Overheat When Mounted Flat: and What It Costs You
Flexible solar panels flush-mounted to a roof hit 70C in summer: an 18% output penalty before degradation even starts. That heat accelerates yellowing, delamination, and micro-cracks. NREL data: they degrade ~60% faster than rigid panels. Full breakdown →
wattbuild.com
September 20, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Why Flexible Solar Panels Overheat When Mounted Flat: and What It Costs You
github.com/NREL/GreenHE... We welcome a new project to OpenSustain.tech #climate #sustainability #opensource #opensustain #openscience
GitHub - NatLabRockies/H2Integrate
Contribute to NatLabRockies/H2Integrate development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
September 19, 2026 at 7:07 AM
github.com/NREL/GreenHE... We welcome a new project to OpenSustain.tech #climate #sustainability #opensource #opensustain #openscience
Kenapa HP Bisa Terbakar atau Meledak? Ini Penjelasan tentang Baterai Lithium-Ion yang Perlu Dipahami – Viva – https://bit.ly/4dMCjqy – #Opsitek #Techno #Tekno
September 19, 2026 at 06:14AM Ilustrasi Baterai HP VIVA – Kasus ponsel terbakar atau bahkan mengalami ledakan memang jarang terjadi, tetapi…
September 19, 2026 at 06:14AM Ilustrasi Baterai HP VIVA – Kasus ponsel terbakar atau bahkan mengalami ledakan memang jarang terjadi, tetapi…
Kenapa HP Bisa Terbakar atau Meledak? Ini Penjelasan tentang Baterai Lithium-Ion yang Perlu Dipahami – Viva – https://bit.ly/4dMCjqy – #Opsitek #Techno #Tekno
September 19, 2026 at 06:14AM Ilustrasi Baterai HP VIVA – Kasus ponsel terbakar atau bahkan mengalami ledakan memang jarang terjadi, tetapi bukan berarti mustahil. Salah satu komponen yang paling berkaitan dengan risiko tersebut adalah baterai lithium-ion, teknologi yang kini digunakan secara luas pada smartphone, laptop, tablet, hingga kendaraan listrik. Baca Juga Menurut National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), dikutip VIVA Jum'at, 18 September 2026, baterai lithium-ion pada dasarnya dapat digunakan dengan aman dan dipakai setiap hari oleh jutaan perangkat.
pastibaca.wordpress.com
September 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Kenapa HP Bisa Terbakar atau Meledak? Ini Penjelasan tentang Baterai Lithium-Ion yang Perlu Dipahami – Viva – https://bit.ly/4dMCjqy – #Opsitek #Techno #Tekno
September 19, 2026 at 06:14AM Ilustrasi Baterai HP VIVA – Kasus ponsel terbakar atau bahkan mengalami ledakan memang jarang terjadi, tetapi…
September 19, 2026 at 06:14AM Ilustrasi Baterai HP VIVA – Kasus ponsel terbakar atau bahkan mengalami ledakan memang jarang terjadi, tetapi…
NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NREL) has issued a tender to build a 215 MW wind energy project at an STU substation in Madhya Pradesh. The tender is free of cost but comes with a bid security of Rs. 20 crore. NTPC REL has invited bids for the project until September 25, 2026.
NTPC REL Issues Tender for 215 MW Wind Project in Madhya Pradesh
NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NREL) has issued a tender to build a 215 MW wind energy project at an STU substation in Madhya Pradesh. The tender is free of cost.
www.saurenergy.com
September 17, 2026 at 7:18 AM
NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NREL) has issued a tender to build a 215 MW wind energy project at an STU substation in Madhya Pradesh. The tender is free of cost but comes with a bid security of Rs. 20 crore. NTPC REL has invited bids for the project until September 25, 2026.
New modeling from the National Lab of the Rockies (formerly NREL) suggests that geothermal energy networks have limited adoption potential in the US - mostly in dense, cold cities - while more conventional geothermal heating and cooling (boreholes in backyards, no networks) has much more potential.
Geothermal heat pumps and thermal energy networks: Technical feasibility and market adoption
Applied sciences; Thermal engineering; Thermodynamics
www.cell.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
New modeling from the National Lab of the Rockies (formerly NREL) suggests that geothermal energy networks have limited adoption potential in the US - mostly in dense, cold cities - while more conventional geothermal heating and cooling (boreholes in backyards, no networks) has much more potential.
jesus this guy editing his resume in front of me has interned at Tesla, NREL, and Yushin Nanotech Lab. I am getting resume mogged
September 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
jesus this guy editing his resume in front of me has interned at Tesla, NREL, and Yushin Nanotech Lab. I am getting resume mogged
That's nearly five Diablo Canyon NPPs. Zero additional land area.
NREL: There are ~7.2B ft² of roof space on superstores in the continental US. Fully building out that potential could produce 84.4 TWh/y of electricity and avoid more than 52Mt/y of planet-warming CO2 emissions.
NREL: There are ~7.2B ft² of roof space on superstores in the continental US. Fully building out that potential could produce 84.4 TWh/y of electricity and avoid more than 52Mt/y of planet-warming CO2 emissions.
Superstores can meet half their electricity needs with rooftop solar, says a new report
From Walmart to Ikea, a report finds that the rooftops of big-box stores offer enough solar potential to power the equivalent of 8 million American homes.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 8, 2026 at 1:09 AM
That's nearly five Diablo Canyon NPPs. Zero additional land area.
NREL: There are ~7.2B ft² of roof space on superstores in the continental US. Fully building out that potential could produce 84.4 TWh/y of electricity and avoid more than 52Mt/y of planet-warming CO2 emissions.
NREL: There are ~7.2B ft² of roof space on superstores in the continental US. Fully building out that potential could produce 84.4 TWh/y of electricity and avoid more than 52Mt/y of planet-warming CO2 emissions.
You can make anything sound bad if there's no context.
Yes we need to have EOL plans in place but come on...it's a tiny amount.
www.distilled.earth/p/the-solar-...
Yes we need to have EOL plans in place but come on...it's a tiny amount.
www.distilled.earth/p/the-solar-...
September 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
You can make anything sound bad if there's no context.
Yes we need to have EOL plans in place but come on...it's a tiny amount.
www.distilled.earth/p/the-solar-...
Yes we need to have EOL plans in place but come on...it's a tiny amount.
www.distilled.earth/p/the-solar-...
He's done this before. He withheld disaster funds for last year's fires and floods in Colorado.He shut down NCAR, and NREL, and moved Space Force to Georgia.All because he was mad Polis wouldn't pardon Tina Peters and stop using mail-in voting.He's the most vindictive person alive. And, a big baby.
September 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
He's done this before. He withheld disaster funds for last year's fires and floods in Colorado.He shut down NCAR, and NREL, and moved Space Force to Georgia.All because he was mad Polis wouldn't pardon Tina Peters and stop using mail-in voting.He's the most vindictive person alive. And, a big baby.
He steadfastly refuses to accept that energy demands can be met by solar, wind, tidal, geothermal and other renewable sources.
Over a decade ago, a joint NOAA/DOE NREL study showed the US could meet its demand with wind and solar coupled with transformation of the grid.
Over a decade ago, a joint NOAA/DOE NREL study showed the US could meet its demand with wind and solar coupled with transformation of the grid.
September 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
He steadfastly refuses to accept that energy demands can be met by solar, wind, tidal, geothermal and other renewable sources.
Over a decade ago, a joint NOAA/DOE NREL study showed the US could meet its demand with wind and solar coupled with transformation of the grid.
Over a decade ago, a joint NOAA/DOE NREL study showed the US could meet its demand with wind and solar coupled with transformation of the grid.
Material use is not significant compared to burning. And renewable alternatives already exist. And energy? This was already the reality in 2005.
”Solar PV systems can currently repay their energy investment in two years, according to the US government. ”
www.fmlink.com/solar-energy...
”Solar PV systems can currently repay their energy investment in two years, according to the US government. ”
www.fmlink.com/solar-energy...
Solar energy payback will be one year within a decade, says NREL - FMLink
May 23, 2005—Solar PV systems can currently repay their energy investment in two years, according to the US government. But it could be one year within the decade. The payback...
www.fmlink.com
August 24, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Material use is not significant compared to burning. And renewable alternatives already exist. And energy? This was already the reality in 2005.
”Solar PV systems can currently repay their energy investment in two years, according to the US government. ”
www.fmlink.com/solar-energy...
”Solar PV systems can currently repay their energy investment in two years, according to the US government. ”
www.fmlink.com/solar-energy...
5/ cutting renewable research by roughly one-third while shifting priorities toward clean coal technology and fossil fuels.
Budget reductions during George W Bush’s term led to layoffs and scaling back of staff at key facilities like the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Budget reductions during George W Bush’s term led to layoffs and scaling back of staff at key facilities like the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
August 19, 2026 at 12:51 PM
5/ cutting renewable research by roughly one-third while shifting priorities toward clean coal technology and fossil fuels.
Budget reductions during George W Bush’s term led to layoffs and scaling back of staff at key facilities like the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Budget reductions during George W Bush’s term led to layoffs and scaling back of staff at key facilities like the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
3/ renewable energy sources for the planet?
Reagan’s brutal 1981 budget assaults led to staffing cuts at key federal facilities such as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
www.nytimes.com/1981/12/08/s...
Nearly 100 prominent scientists met in Washington to exclaim that the…
Reagan’s brutal 1981 budget assaults led to staffing cuts at key federal facilities such as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
www.nytimes.com/1981/12/08/s...
Nearly 100 prominent scientists met in Washington to exclaim that the…
CONCERN GROW OVER POLICY ON NATIONAL LABS (Published 1981)
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2026 at 12:51 PM
3/ renewable energy sources for the planet?
Reagan’s brutal 1981 budget assaults led to staffing cuts at key federal facilities such as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
www.nytimes.com/1981/12/08/s...
Nearly 100 prominent scientists met in Washington to exclaim that the…
Reagan’s brutal 1981 budget assaults led to staffing cuts at key federal facilities such as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
www.nytimes.com/1981/12/08/s...
Nearly 100 prominent scientists met in Washington to exclaim that the…
As someone that manages solar DERs NOAA has been helpful almost every step along the way - they worked with NREL/NLR to make NSRDB, they have the GOES satellites that are a cool thing that we all have access to for free AND they help us track smoke and fires and clouds.
August 18, 2026 at 2:42 AM
As someone that manages solar DERs NOAA has been helpful almost every step along the way - they worked with NREL/NLR to make NSRDB, they have the GOES satellites that are a cool thing that we all have access to for free AND they help us track smoke and fires and clouds.
I ran numbers for my HOA parking lot using the NREL PVWatts calculator. Got bids from suppliers for the solar canopies and compared their generation potential to NREL's. They agree. It's inefficient and not sustainable w/o deep subsidies. We should subsidize ebikes, bije parking , bike lanes
August 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I ran numbers for my HOA parking lot using the NREL PVWatts calculator. Got bids from suppliers for the solar canopies and compared their generation potential to NREL's. They agree. It's inefficient and not sustainable w/o deep subsidies. We should subsidize ebikes, bije parking , bike lanes