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Geothermal Prospector
The Geothermal Prospector is an interactive map application developed by NREL to help users evaluate geothermal resource potential. It overlays geothermal resource layers such as heat flow, temperature at depth, hydrothermal reservoirs, and enhanced geothermal system favorability ...
NLR
Jul 28, 2022
Assessing the Viability of Geothermal Microgrid Deployment: A Geospatial Analysis Across the United States
Geothermal microgrids hold a potential of supplying clean and dependable power to communities throughout the United States (US), all while sidestepping the expenses associated with connecting to strained or isolated power grids. Nonetheless, their implementation is still in its ea...
Witter, E. et al NLR
Dec 31, 2023
Solar Thermoelectricity via Advanced Latent Heat Storage: A Cost-Effective Small-Scale CSP Application
We are developing a novel concentrating solar electricity-generating technology that is both modular and dispatchable. Solar Thermoelectricity via Advanced Latent heat Storage (STEALS) uses concentrated solar flux to generate high-temperature thermal energy, which directly convert...
Glatzmaier, G. et al NLR
Jun 26, 2017
Geospatial Energy Mapper (GEM)
The Geospatial Energy Mapper (GEM) is a data-rich web portal managed by Argonne National Laboratory that integrates spatial datasets on energy infrastructure, land use, environmental sensitivity, and demographic characteristics. Users can visualize existing and proposed energy pro...
Argonne National Laboratory
Dec 31, 2025
FERC Order No. 2222 Explainer: Facilitating Participation in Electricity Markets by Distributed Energy Resources
This explainer from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) summarizes Order No. 2222, which requires regional transmission organizations and independent system operators to remove barriers that prevent distributed energy resources (DER) from participating in wholesale mar...
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Jan 22, 2025
Powering Up Data Centers Discussion Series
Hosted by the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), the Powering Up Data Centers series features discussions on energy efficiency, renewable integration, and resilience strategies for data centers. The webinars bring together experts from government, industry, an...
National Association of State Energy Officials
Dec 31, 2024
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Valuing wind as a distributed energy resource: A literature review
As more distributed energy resources are deployed on electric grid systems across the world, it is important to identify, characterize, and quantify the value elements of different types of distributed energy resources so that policymakers, developers, and utilities can make infor...
Barrows, S. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Nov 30, 2021
Making the Grid Smarter: Primer on Adopting the New IEEE Std 1547-2018 for Distributed Energy Resources
Published by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, this primer helps regulators, utilities, and developers understand and implement the requirements of IEEE Standard 1547 2018. It explains key technical provisions ride-through, voltage and frequency regulation, interoperability...
Lydic, B. and Baldwin, S. Interstate Renewable Energy Council
Dec 31, 2018
Sourcing Distributed Energy Resources for Distribution Grid Services
This DOE report explores how utilities and grid operators can procure and coordinate distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar, storage, and demand response to provide distribution grid services. It analyzes market structures, procurement mechanisms, and regulatory framewo...
Electricity, O. U.S. Department of Energy
Nov 30, 2024
reV: The Renewable Energy Potential Model
reV (the Renewable Energy Potential Model) is a modular, open-source modeling tool developed by NREL to estimate technical potential, generation profiles, and capacity factors for renewable energy resources. It processes spatially resolved data including resource maps, land-use ex...
NLR
Mar 09, 2025
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