Peaks to Power

How do we advance technology to industry-scale? A new partnership between the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) and the University of Minnesota’s Natural Resources Research Institute aims to shorten the gap between promising discovery and real-world deployment. Then, one of NLR’s flagship products gets an update, helping users make more informed decisions. Finally, rural communities benefit from a field-tested solution to implement a microgrid approach, building energy resilience. &nbs...

In this week’s episode, hosts Jackson and Nataleah dive into water power research at NLR: Using NLR’s ARIES platform to de-risk and ready LAMP in a dry simulator for ocean deployment. (Check out more here.)Testing OSWECs inside NLR’s SWEL tank at the Flatirons Campus near Boulder, Colorado. Deploying a SURF WEC for ocean testing at Makai Research Pier in Oahu, Hawaii. This podcast is hosted by Jackson Fletcher, Kerrin Jeromin, Taylor Mankle, and Nataleah Small and written an...

In this Lab Notes episode, hosts Kerrin and Taylor explore NLR's Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems, or ARIES platform. ARIES is a first-of-its-kind research platform that uses innovative capabilities to help us find solutions for the grid of the future. Learn about its history, what it actually does, and how this work can contribute to a more affordable, reliable, and secure energy future. Hear from leading ARIES experts and take a look at one ARIES project called SuperLab,...

In today’s episode, we’re taking you below ground, through busy intersections, and over cascading hydropower dams in stories about: The launch of the lab’s Geothermal Center of Excellence to accelerate geothermal energy deployment in the U.S. A new tool that aims to make traffic signals more efficient, reducing crashes and delays at intersections A technical assistance project in Washington state that modeled the impacts of coordinated operations in a system of hydropower plants.Th...

In this episode of Peaks to Power, hosts Kerrin and Taylor get into the details on a partnership to advance grid reliability, some fantastic interns, and energy storage strategies. - NLR researchers, in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the University of Chicago, Princeton University, and industrial advisors, study opportunities to lower costs of computing facilities through cooling systems. - Lab interns take a trip into the Edgar Experimental Mine near G...