Advanced computer modeling methods can enable energy researchers to rapidly design and optimize the nation’s electric grid and the electrification of the energy infrastructure. Of particular significance is the need to rapidly predict and design improved performance of soft magnetic components that include transformers, inductors and even rotating electrical machinery such as motors and generators – all key components of the electrical grid. Because the utility of computer simulations and modeling techniques ultimately depend upon the accuracy of the data, researchers at the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) will hold a free one-hour webinar at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8 that will provide participants with detailed information on how to engage the Laboratory to advance economic and workforce development initiatives related to manufacturing and energy industries.

NETL is dedicated to its mission to enhance the nation’s energy foundation and protect the environment for future generations. Our scientists and engineers work diligently to create technology solutions to our nation’s energy challenges and the advances they make in the Lab have far-reaching impacts. However, they reach their full potential after making the challenging leap from the laboratory to the marketplace where they benefit the greatest number of people as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steven WinbergNETL researchers leverage the Lab’s world-class capabilities and facilities each day to pursue innovative science and technology (S&T) advances that contribute to technological solutions for America’s energy challenges.

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), as part of an international partnership, has taken a significant step forward in investigating the resource potential of natural gas hydrates within the Prudhoe Bay Unit (PBU) on the Alaska North Slope.

 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and NETL today announced up to $38 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects enhancing technologies that improve the overall performance, reliability, and flexibility of the nation’s existing coal-fired power plant fleet.

Technology transfer is critical to research and development efforts at NETL and across the country, as it ensures that emerging innovations move from the laboratory to the marketplace for the greatest impact. Partnerships with businesses, entrepreneurs, universities and others facilitate technology transfer by bridging the gap between research and commercialization.

NETL’s work in designing transformative advanced energy systems through a partnership of academic institutions and U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories — known as the Institute for the Design of Advanced Energy Systems (IDAES) — and its innovations in the field of sensor development has drawn the attention of the Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII).

NETL research that created a new copper-gold alloy that can selectively convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide (CO) — a breakthrough that could impact a $3.4 billion global market for methanol and other synthetic fuels — has landed on the cover of a prestigious national scientific journal.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) and NETL have issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) for a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to complete at least two front-end engineering and design (FEED) studies for commercial-scale carbon capture systems on coal and natural gas power plants.