The Energy Systems Integrations Facility (ESIF) is a national User Facility operated by NREL to accelerate the development of integrated energy systems in order to support the transforming grid. ESIF is equipped with a number of different attributes and testing capabilities. One of ESIF’s key attributes is the Hardware-in- the-Loop (HIL) testing capability that allows

Hydrogen can be produced from many different energy resources, and it has diverse applications and uses across many different sectors and industries. Thus, many national governments are looking to invest in hydrogen technologies as significant contributors to meeting their future energy needs and decarbonization/environmental goals. For example, both the US and Republic of Korea have

Significant decreases in energy storage technology price points have been a major driver for installations of hybrid energy systems that pair energy storage with renewable technologies such as wind and solar. Levelized cost of electricity dropped from $800/megawatt-hour in 2013 to $170/megawatt-hour in 2017. Standardization of energy storage as a commodity is a key factor

The smart city concept—the integration of digital and information and communications technologies (ICT) in urban areas—is swiftly becoming a reality in municipalities throughout the world. Accordingly, the global trend towards smart cities has precipitated intense competition among major corporations and firms looking to serve this rapidly expanding market space—particularly the development and supply of the