NREL
NREL is a research center that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
New tool could advance hydropower plant cybersecurity through AI
In the world of cybersecurity, they say a cyberattacker only needs one win, but a security team needs to win 100% of the time to keep a system safe. Achieving that level of protection is the aim of a new, specially designed cybersecurity tool for hydropower plants that is now in development at the National […]
How can we avoid drinking forever chemicals and arsenic?
New model could help improve our best hope to remove stubborn, potentially harmful contaminants from U.S. drinking water.
Researchers map out possible new pumped storage sites in the US
NREL researchers map out how, where, and at what cost pumped storage hydropower could store tomorrow’s clean energy.
Great potential for floating photovoltaic systems
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers estimate that installing floating solar photovoltaics on the more than 24,000 man-made U.S. reservoirs could generate about 10 percent of the nation’s annual electricity production. Their findings, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, reveal for the first time the potential for floating PV to produce electricity in the United States
NREL Expands Research in Geothermal and Solar Desalination
NREL scientists have a long history of successfully analyzing geothermal and solar energy data. But they are now actively researching desalination capabilities by partnering with technology leaders on several groundbreaking projects. The purpose is to explore geothermal and solar-thermal technologies for creating fresh water from otherwise unusable water. The ability to desalinate otherwise nonpotable water […]