Structural &
Seismic Eng.

Evaluates the safety of complex structures and structural components when subjected to severe loads

Nuclear
Analysis

Uses state-of-the-art computer tools to analyze nuclear reactor and fuel cycle designs.

Systems
Engineering

Research in the design and operations of complex systems, including their hardware, software, and human elements.

Risk &
Reliabilty Analysis

Conducts risk and reliability assessments of commercial nuclear power plants and other complex technological systems.

Advanced Materials for Energy Systems

Conducts research on materials in extreme environments for advanced energy systems.

Provides information services in the fields of low and medium energy nuclear physics to users in the United States and Canada. Provides information on neutron, charged-particle, and photonuclear reactions, nuclear structure, and decay data.

Radiation Detector R&D

Research in the forefront of technological advances that may allow law enforcement and Homeland Security personnel to detect and locate sources of radiation.

Safeguards and Verification

Manages and coordinates support to international programs on behalf of U.S. government agencies including the International Safeguards Project Office, the Technical Survey Team, the Insider Threat Working Group, and Global Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention.

Nonproliferation
and Safeguards

Works to mitigate the threat posed by radiological materials

Nonproliferation and Homeland Security Field Support

Develops and tests radiation detectors for nonproliferation, treaty verification and homeland security applications.

Energy Storage

Basic electrochemical research to improve the efficiency and reliability of fuel cells and batteries.

Renewable Energy

Develops solutions to key issues facing the deployment, grid integration, and life-cycle assessment of renewable energy technologies in the U.S.

Energy Conversion

Offers advanced technical solutions to reduced fossil fuel use in geothermal power and building energy applications.

Energy Policy and Technology Analysis

Conducts long-term integrated energy, environmental, and economic analysis using the MARKAL family of models.

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Sustainable Energy Technologies Department

Renewable Energy Group

The Renewable Energy Group’s missions is to support the Sustainable Energy Technologies Department by developing solutions to key issues facing the deployment, grid integration, and life-cycle assessment of renewable energy technologies in the United States.

Group members perform research, systems-level modeling, engineering studies and field testing within several of the most promising renewable energy areas for the U.S., including solar photovoltaics, wind energy and biofuels. The research, modeling and studies address key issues related to energy transmission and integration of renewable energy systems into the current grid and future smart grids. They utilize broad collaborations across the Laboratory directorates and departments, including Basic Energy Sciences, Environment and Life Sciences, the National Synchrotron Light Source, Technology Commercialization and Partnerships and Computational Sciences.

Capabilities

Electrical power engineering
Instrumentation and controls engineering
Power system modeling, simulation and analysis
Reliability and security assessment of power grids
Digital system reliability assessment
Aging degradation and reliability analysis
Environmental and ecological research
Nanoparticle cytotoxicity and environmental impacts
Fuels and biomass conversion chemistry

Research areas

Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Systems
Renewable Energy Technologies Development and Deployment
Smart Grid Development and Demonstration

New Projects

Solar PV energy research using the Long Island Solar Farm

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