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News and Feature Stories
The following news stories take an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at how NLR is leading energy systems innovation and integration.
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September 2026
Where Marine Energy Meets Hybrid Power Systems, This Laboratory De-Risks Integration
With the ARIES setup, communities, companies, and research groups can simulate device performance before submerging them in the water, confirming their long-term payoff and technical success.
May 2026
ARIES in Review: 5 Years of Innovation From a Top Energy Research Platform
Now in its fifth year of operations, ARIES has helped partners manage risks and reach new milestones with its distinct brand of real-system replication.
News Release: NLR Launches Agora, First-of-Its-Kind Large-Load Grid Integration Test Bed
NLR today unveiled the Agora large-load test bed, a first-of-its-kind national capability designed to help data centers become active participants in grid reliability.
April 2026
Athena’s Aeroportal Is User-Friendly Platform for Solving Complex Airport Challenges
The simple web interface breaks down how to optimize technology solutions.
March 2026
Could a New Kind of Power Supply Help Make Data Centers Grid-Friendly?
NLR and its partner, ON.energy, are working together to test how ON.energy’s uninterruptable power supply can store and manage energy to protect grids from data center spikes.
In Alaska, a Data Center Inside a Power Plant, Inside a Microgrid
A hydropower microgrid in Cordova, Alaska, will now host a data center, furthering a project initiated by the U.S. Department of Energy to localize resources and reduce exposure to outages.
February 2026
Could a New Kind of Data Center Give Back to the Grid?
Data center company Verrus recently partnered with experts at the National Laboratory of the Rockies to investigate whether their more grid-friendly data center design was ready for the real world.
January 2026
With Inverters, an Island Adapts to Changing Physics of Power Grids
The National Laboratory of the Rockies helps Kauai tap into a new source of strength that can stop electric oscillations.
July 2025
Beyond Flights: Airports Could Bolster Grid Security and Adaptability
Researchers at NREL are using the Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) platform and other capabilities to analyze energy options for airports, utilities, and public regulators. In many cases, they find a win-win for on-site energy generation and storage.
January 2025
ARIES: Solutions at any Scale
Annabelle Pratt is a chief engineer in NREL's power systems engineering center whose motivation for her work runs deep.
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Last Updated Sept. 30, 2026