Transforming Energy: The NREL Podcast
A podcast highlighting the latest research and news from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) as we work to achieve the laboratory's vision of a clean energy future for the world.
Episodes
35 episodes since 2023
Interns, Economy, and Startups: The NREL Impact
In this week’s episode, our hosts dive into NREL’S impact, featuring: NREL’s research ...
September 18, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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9:32
Recyclable Wind Turbine Blades, Cybersecurity Workplace Culture, and Saving Energy With the US Navy
In this episode, our hosts discuss: Recyclable Wind Turbine Blades: Researchers at NREL are developing wind ...
September 04, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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10:33
Cars, Concrete, and Changes to the Grid
In this episode, our hosts discuss: Carbon-Negative Concrete – Learn about the BUILD'EM project, which ...
August 21, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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13:51
Perovskites in a Circular Economy, Clean Hydrogen From Offshore Wind, and Hydrogen Transportation Infrastructure Modeling
In this episode, our hosts discuss:1. Revolutionizing Solar Energy with Perovskites As we develop technology to produce renewable energy, it’s important that our materials don’t cause problems for future generations! Discover ...
August 07, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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11:20
Renewable Tech Projections and Opportunities To Power Research in the South Pole
In this episode, our hosts discuss two recent stories from NREL: The recent release of this year’s Electricit...
July 24, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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13:36
Education Initiatives To Empower Future Innovators
Hosts Kerrin Jeromin and Taylor Mankle discuss NREL’s impactful and comprehensive approach to education initiatives aimed at cultivating the next generation of clean energy leaders, emphasizing the importance of cultivating STEM identity and fo...
July 10, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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11:01
The Power of the Elements: Growing Residential Solar Installations and Weather’s Impact on Renewable Grid Operations
Hosts Kerrin Jeromin and Taylor Mankle discuss two recent stories from NREL: In 2023, the SolarAPP+ automated online p...
June 26, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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10:32
Building Reliability in Transmission, Solar Panels, and Islanded Communities
This episode discusses three recent stories from NREL: Dynamic Line Ratings, a crucial upgrade for our transm...
June 12, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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10:43
Wind Turbine-Building Robots, 3D Printing Underwater Turbine Tech, and Turning Corn Stover Into Fuel for Planes
This episode discusses three recent stories from NREL: Researchers have successfully utilized robotic assistance in t...
May 29, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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11:34
Possible Pathways to 100% Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico, the Wind Workforce Gap, and an NREL Leader Honored—Plus, How Research Gets Published
This episode discusses three recent stories from NREL: In 2017, Puerto Rico faced a devastating double blow as consecutive hurricanes decimated 80% of its electrical grid, resulting in the longest blackout in U.S...
May 15, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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13:41
NREL's Mission, Vision, and DEIA—Creating a Clean Energy Future That Works for Everyone
In this episode of Transforming Energy: The NREL Podcast, Kerrin and Taylor delve into the core motivations driving the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as they discuss NREL’s mission, vision, and commitment to
May 01, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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6:57
Lab Notes: How NREL Is Tackling the Plastics Problem—an Earth Day Special
In the latest episode of Transforming Energy’s Lab Notes series, hosts Taylor Mankle and Kerrin Jeromin delve into an Earth Day special focusing on NREL’s pioneering efforts in addressing the plastics problem. Through insightful conversations w...
April 22, 2024
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Season 1
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22:30
San Diego’s Clean Energy Communities, Sand’s Energy Storage Solution, Ukraine and Tanzania’s New Solar Possibilities
This episode discusses three recent stories from NREL: The Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) pro...
April 17, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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14:56
Renewable Energy Discovery Island App Encourages Young Scientists, and Electric Aviation Takes Flight
This episode discusses two recent stories from NREL: The Renewable Energy Discovery (REDi) Island app, an innovative educational too...
April 03, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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10:06
Lab Notes: NREL Researchers in Alaska Create Efficient Housing at the World’s Extremes
In the second episode in Transforming Energy’s Lab Notes series, guest host Molly Rettig takes listeners on a journey to Mountain Village, a Yup’ik community working with NREL researchers to design and build super energy-efficient homes amid th...
March 27, 2024
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Season 1
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18:53
Energy Transitions in Alaska and Hawaii, Tackling Microplastics With The North Face, and Renewable Tech Life-Cycle Assessments
In this episode: Sitka, Alaska, and Molokai, Hawaii, both selected for the
March 20, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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10:51
A Better Battery Manufacturing Process, a Map for Improved Public Health, a Pathway to Clean Energy
This episode discusses three recent stories from NREL: Gotham City's Dark Knight is known for his impressive gadgets, but now, NREL unveils its own cutting-edge project, known as
March 06, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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11:09
The Future of Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Geothermal Heat Pump Adoption—Plus, Honoring Black Researchers
This episode discusses two recent stories from NREL: The transformative shift toward
February 21, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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16:08
Biomass Puzzle Unlocked, Startups Getting a Head Start, New Lab Space Coming Soon
Researchers at NREL have utilized a multidisciplinary approach to quantitatively define the arrangement ...
February 07, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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9:35
America’s Cardboard and Paper Waste Problem, the Link Between Electric Vehicles and Solar, and the Future of the US Electricity Sector
A new analysis by NREL that reveals that the $4 billion economic value represented by cardboard and paper is lost d...
January 24, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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10:42
Lab Notes: Meet NREL Laboratory Director Martin Keller
In the introductory episode of the Lab Notes series, Laboratory Director Martin Keller sits down with NREL writer Ernie Tucker, author of Clean Energy Innovators: NREL People Worki...
January 10, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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50:21
10 Ways NREL Contributed to a Clean Energy Future in 2023
Hosts Kerrin Jeromin and Taylor Mankle discuss the top 10 most-impactful stories highlighting how NREL contributed to a clean energy future in 2023. Highlights include NREL's visionary 2...
December 27, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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9:22
An Equitable Clean Energy Transition in Los Angeles, a Plastics Problem in US Rivers
Hosts Kerrin Jeromin and Taylor Mankle discuss recent stories from NREL: The LA100 Equity Strategies project, developed by the Los Angeles...
December 13, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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10:46