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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
DC Microgrid Reliability Enhancement with Adaptive Converter Thermal Management
Due to the different device selections, aging levels, and thermal dissipation performance, some converters may take additional thermal stress on switching devices than others in paralleled converter systems, which will reduce system reliability. To address this problem, this paper...
Zhu, X. et al Aalborg University
Dec 31, 2023
Modeling and Evaluating Beneficial Matches between Excess Renewable Power Generation and Non-Electric Heat Loads in Remote Alaska Microgrids
Develops a decision-making method to identify beneficial matches between excess renewable electricity and non-electric, dispatchable heat loads in remote Alaska microgrids. Uses HOMER Pro to model excess generation across multiple wind and solar build-out combinations and then qua...
Bolt, G. et al University of Alaska Fairbanks
Mar 24, 2022
Optimal Deployment of Thermal Energy Storage Under Diverse Economic and Climate Conditions
This paper presents an investigation of the economic benefit of thermal energy storage (TES) for cooling, across a range of economic and climate conditions. Chilled water TES systems are simulated for a large office building in four distinct locations, Miami in the U.S.; Lisbon, ...
DeForest, N. et al Lawrence Berkeley National laboratory
Apr 14, 2014
Microgrid Roadmap 1.0
Developed by the Colorado Energy Office and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, this roadmap offers guidance on planning, financing, and deploying microgrids in the state. It identifies priority use cases, outlines regulatory and technical considerations, and recommends stra...
Colorado Energy Office, C.
Dec 31, 2024
Geothermal Energy and Resilience in Arctic Countries
The eight Arctic countries Iceland, Canada, Denmark (Greenland and the Faroe Islands) Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, and the United States (Alaska) have diverse energy systems, but can be split into two distinct groups based on energy characteristics. The first group includes sy...
Kolker, A. et al NLR
Dec 31, 2021
Igiugig Site Visit Report
NREL (NREL) team conducted a site visit during January 23-25, 2019 with the Igiugig Village Council (IVC) and other stakeholders to assist the community of Igiugig in refining their long-term energy strategy. The agenda included a tour of the village, data collection, presentation...
Kilcher, L. et al NLR
Oct 31, 2021
Geothermal Resource Data, Tools, and Maps
NREL's geothermal resource portal aggregates maps, datasets, and analytic tools related to geothermal energy in the United States. It includes resource favorability maps, site screening tools, well data, and geophysical surveys. Users can explore interactive maps showing heat flow...
Team, G. NLR
Jun 12, 2025
Considerations for Distributed Energy Resource Integration in Puerto Rico: Analytical Support for Interconnection and IEEE Std 1547-2018
This report documents collaborative efforts by several U.S. national laboratories to support Puerto Rico's integration of distributed energy resources (DER) into its electric grid. The multi-lab team provided technical analyses, grid modeling, and stakeholder engagement to develop...
Narang, D. et al NLR
Jan 31, 2021
Modeling of Thermal Storage Systems in MILP Distributed Energy Resource Models
Thermal energy storage (TES) and distributed generation technologies, such as combined heat and power (CHP) or photovoltaics (PV), can be used to reduce energy costs and decrease CO2 emissions from buildings by shifting energy consumption to times with less emissions and/or lower ...
Steen, D. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dec 31, 2014
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