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Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100)

Puerto Rico has committed to meeting its electricity needs with 100% renewable energy by 2050, along with realizing interim goals of 40% by 2025, 60% by 2040, the phaseout of coal-fired generation by 2028, and a 30% improvement in energy efficiency by 2040 as established in Puerto Rico Energy Public Policy Act (Act 17). To meet these goals and support widespread end-use electrification, Puerto Rico is exploring renewable energy and innovative technologies for energy storage, distributed generation, distribution control, electric vehicles, and energy efficient and responsive loads that can be deployed in each of Puerto Rico's cities and communities. Launched in February 2022, a two-year study entitled Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy (PR100) will perform a comprehensive analysis of stakeholder-driven pathways to Puerto Rico's clean energy future. This fact sheet describes the five activities this robust and objective energy analysis entails.

ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY↗

State, Local, and Tribal Program

This fact sheet provides an overview of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) State, Local, and Tribal Program. The State, Local, and Tribal Program partners with communities of all sizes to support the development of efficient, affordable, equitable, and resilient energy systems.

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Streamlining Career Pathways

This fact sheet presents the most valuable insights and resources from a November 2022 BBWA convening of workforce experts around the topic of Streamlining Career Pathways. The Workshop presented ways to support green building trainers and employers in understanding, developing, and communicating career pathways to their trainees and fellow workforce stakeholders.

Green building careers, career pathways, low-skill↗

Waste-to-Energy Technical Assistance for Local Governments

The goal of this project is to mobilize data, information, and knowledge generated about organic waste streams to local governments and support their decision-making. It builds on previous work related to wet organic waste resources (food waste, sludge, manure, waste fats and oils). The project provides an improved understanding of local waste challenges and priorities to inform BETO's R&D strategies and decision-making. It also supports local governments' goals and plans related to sustainable waste management, enables energy and/or resource recovery projects development at municipal level, and facilitates public-private partnerships. A key challenge is associated with more activities requested by entities than program allows which is mitigated by prioritization by requesting agency. All FY21 and FY22 TA requests have been completed. Major accomplishments include: 1). 34 requests managed in the past two years, 2) Distilled key challenges faced by communities. Key outcomes include strong community participation since inception of the program, dedicated program web site, deliverables tailored to communities' needs, and distribution materials (e.g., fact sheets, brochures) for a broader audience.

BIOMASS FUELS↗

Communities LEAP (Local Energy Action Program) Pilot

The Communities Local Energy Action Program (LEAP) pilot overview fact sheet provides background on the opportunities and benefits of the program, the various pathways that communities are pursuing, and the technical assistance provided.

C-LEAP↗

The Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis

This fact sheet provides an overview of the Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis, including its approach, exploratory areas, notable successes, and ways to partner.

agricultural decarbonization↗

Green Hydrogen: A Briefing for Land Managers

Decarbonization goals for the U.S. are emphasizing reliance on clean hydrogen produced from renewable resources. Hydrogen can be produced by splitting water, stored, transported, and converted to energy or chemicals. These activities require land, water, and energy. This fact sheet provides insight for federal and state land managers on the resources required to facilitate clean hydrogen production and related activities.

electrolysis↗

New Residential Construction Carbon Emissions

This fact sheet will help homebuilders better understand the largest sources of carbon emissions in constructed homes and see the comparative impact of those sources on overall emissions.

carbon, emissions, residential housing, constructi↗

Clean Cities Coalitions: Advancing Affordable, Efficient, and Clean Transportation Fuels and Technologies

This fact sheet provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Vehicle Technologies Office Clean Cities Coalition Network, which boosts the country's economic vitality, energy security, and quality of life by advancing the deployment of affordable, efficient, and clean transportation fuels and technologies. Coalitions provide the technical expertise local decision makers and fleets need to understand and implement alternative and renewable fuels, electric vehicles, idle-reduction measures, fuel economy improvements, new mobility choices, and emerging transportation technologies.

accomplishments↗

Key Takeaways: First Cohort of Action Plans for Rapid Power Sector Decarbonization

A collaborative report from the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) on Lessons Learned for Rapid Decarbonization of Power Sectors was delivered to energy ministers and presented at the 13th CEM (CEM13) in the United States in September 2022. In light of these lessons learned and discussed at CEM13, several jurisdictions signaled intent to develop Action Plans for power sector decarbonization, to be released at CEM14 in India in July 2023. This fact sheet highlights the first set of Action Plans that have been developed by India, Australia, Chile, the European Union, and the United Kingdom.

Australia↗

Electrifying the U.S. Transportation System with the Joint Office

The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation is accelerating an electrified transportation system that is convenient, reliable, affordable, accessible, and equitable. The Joint Office was created under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to leverage the combined expertise of the U.S. Departments of Energy and Transportation. This is an overview fact sheet describing the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation.

ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS↗

Medical Imaging Equipment Energy Efficiency

The fact sheet is being prepared for stakeholders of Better Building Alliance's (BBA) Healthcare sector as a resource on the energy use of medical imaging equipment. This is a concise version of earlier published slide deck - NREL/PR-5500-83743.

ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION↗

Envisioning Tomorrow's Sustainable Mobility Systems

In the race to achieve efficient, accessible, affordable, and decarbonized transportation, which mobility solutions and strategies will get us to the finish line? Thought leaders from government, industry, and academia convened in mid-2023 at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to propose answers to this question. They worked to determine the research, development, and deployment challenges and opportunities that should be prioritized to create tomorrow's sustainable mobility systems. This fact sheet outlines cross-cutting themes and key findings from the workshop.

ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS,ENERGY PLANNING, POLIC↗

Offshore Wind Workforce Safety Standards and Training Resource

The standardization of safety training requirements for people working at sea to build and operate offshore wind energy projects, adoption of those standards, and alignment with offshore safety training curriculum development was identified as a high-priority workforce gap in the U.S. Offshore Wind Workforce Assessment (Stefek, 2022). Safety is a top priority for the offshore wind industry; however, there has been uncertainty surrounding what unique safety standards and training will be needed and how various offshore wind safety stakeholders will be involved. The scope of safety training for this resource includes workers who build and operate offshore wind energy projects at sea and defines the stakeholders in the complex ecosystem. This fact sheet aims to help reduce these uncertainties by: 1) Delineating jurisdictional lines, while clarifying roles and responsibilities amongst stakeholders; 2) Identifying key actions or partnerships that can encourage further success with safety training and workforce development.

offshore wind↗

NREL's International Programs: Highlights

This fact sheet provides an overview of four international projects at NREL: the Net Zero World Initiative, the Global Climate Action Partnership (GCAP), the USAID-NREL Partnership, and the Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST).

ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY,ENVIRONMENTAL↗

Net Zero World Initiative: Net Zero World COP28 Program Highlights

The Net Zero World initiative, a U.S. flagship program launched at COP26, is designed to support countries in accelerating transitions to clean energy systems. Combining expertise from 10 U.S. Department of Energy laboratories and 9 U.S. government agencies, Net Zero World collaborates with governments in Argentina, Chile, Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria, Singapore, Thailand, and Ukraine to fortify net-zero pathways, advance implementation of priority actions, and mobilize significant investment in clean energy projects and infrastructure, targeting $10 billion by 2025. This fact sheet highlights program impacts to be presented at COP28.

decarbonization↗

Conceptos Basicos Sobre los Vehiculos Electricos

Los vehiculos electricos (EV, por su sigla en ingles) usan la electricidad como combustible principal o para mejorar la eficiencia de los disenos de vehiculos convencionales. Los EV incluyen vehiculos todo electrico, tambien denominados vehiculos electricos de bateria (BEV, por su sigla en ingles), y vehiculos electricos hibridos enchufables (PHEV, por su sigla en ingles). Coloquialmente, a estos vehiculos se les conoce como autos electricos, o simplemente EV, aunque algunos de estos vehiculos todavia utilizan combustibles liquidos junto con la electricidad. Los EV son conocidos por brindar una aceleracion (torque, en ingles) rapida y una experiencia silenciosa al conducir. See DOE/GO-102023-6050 for the English translation of this fact sheet (https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy23osti/87125.pdf).

ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS↗

Explained: Reliability of the Current Power Grid

Maintaining reliability of the bulk power system, which supplies and transmits electricity, is a constant focus of electric grid planners, operators, and regulators. Based on the standards set by power system reliability entities, the U.S. grid has been and continues to be very reliable. Over the past decade the average U.S. customer has only experienced about 15 minutes of outages per year due to supply limitations, with most of those outages occurring due to failures on the distribution system. However, there have been a few notable incidents in recent years tied to extreme weather events. The fact sheet provides and introduction to reliability of the bulk power system in the U.S.

power grid↗