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technology sectors" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/nist-requesting-public-input-published-strategic-plan-smart-cities-program"><span property="schema:name">NIST is Requesting Public Input on Published Strategic Plan for Smart Cities Program</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2024-01-25T12:00:00Z">January 25, 2024</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> The Global Community Technology Challenge (GCTC) is a U.S. smart cities and communities program led by the Smart Connected Systems Division of the National </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2024/01/nist-launches-exploratory-digital-twins-study" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/nist-launches-exploratory-digital-twins-study" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2024/02/02/NIST%20Launches%20Exploratory%20Digital%20Twins%20Study.png?itok=AyM6Dpp1" width="100" height="62" alt="NIST Launches Exploratory Digital Twins Study" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/nist-launches-exploratory-digital-twins-study"><span property="schema:name">NIST Launches Exploratory Digital Twins Study</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2024-01-01T12:00:00Z">January 1, 2024</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> Digital Twins represent a growing global marketplace valued at over $8.6 billion in 2022 and forecasted to reach $138 billion by 2030. The NIST internal </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2024/01/university-nist-researchers-create-residential-building-models-evaluate" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/university-nist-researchers-create-residential-building-models-evaluate" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2024/02/02/University%2C%20NIST%20Researchers%20Create%20Residential%20Building%20Models%20to%20Evaluate%20Fairness%20of%20Electricity%20Tariffs.png?itok=I7kbTFri" width="100" height="35" alt="University, NIST Researchers Create Residential Building Models to Evaluate Fairness of Electricity Tariffs" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/university-nist-researchers-create-residential-building-models-evaluate"><span property="schema:name">University, NIST Researchers Create Residential Building Models to Evaluate Fairness of Electricity Tariffs</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2024-01-01T12:00:00Z">January 1, 2024</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> The increased adoption of energy technologies like smart meters, solar panels, and battery storage has led to a rise in electricity pricing plans with costs </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2023/12/gctc-smart-city-projects-presented-smart-cities-conference-and-workshop" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a 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datetime="2023-12-01T12:00:00Z">December 1, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> On November 28, 2023, the NIST Global Community Technology Challenge ( GCTC ) presented three smart city projects on a panel at the Smart Cities Connect </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2023/11/nist-leader-presents-smart-connected-systems-research-and-standards" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/11/nist-leader-presents-smart-connected-systems-research-and-standards" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/11/17/NIST%20Leader%20Presents%20on%20Smart%20Connected%20Systems%20Research%20and%20Standards.png?itok=JzXngJk4" width="100" height="56" alt="NIST Leader Presents on Smart Connected Systems Research and Standards" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/11/nist-leader-presents-smart-connected-systems-research-and-standards"><span property="schema:name">NIST Leader Presents on Smart Connected Systems Research and Standards</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-11-01T12:00:00Z">November 1, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> On October 20, 2023, NIST’s David Wollman, Deputy Chief of the Smart Connected Systems Division, presented on smart connected systems and standards to federal </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2023/10/spotlight-using-robots-assess-photovoltaic-cells" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/10/spotlight-using-robots-assess-photovoltaic-cells" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2019/07/30/sh_28564600_solarpanels.jpg?itok=I9k7Xzcb" width="100" height="77" alt="Shutterstock image of solar panels" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/10/spotlight-using-robots-assess-photovoltaic-cells"><span property="schema:name">Spotlight: Using Robots to Assess Photovoltaic Cells</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-10-04T12:00:00Z">October 4, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> How can we make photovoltaic cells (such as those used for solar panels) work more efficiently, even in diffuse or indirect light? </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2023/09/nist-seeks-input-implementation-national-standards-strategy-critical-and" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/09/nist-seeks-input-implementation-national-standards-strategy-critical-and" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/09/06/shutterstock_2118695234-burn-extend-aug23-CROP-web.jpg?itok=Nx-VZDfd" width="100" height="63" alt="Illustration shows a shiny robot hand pointing at icons including a molecule, a heart and an atom." typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/09/nist-seeks-input-implementation-national-standards-strategy-critical-and"><span property="schema:name">NIST Seeks Input on Implementation of National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-09-07T12:00:00Z">September 7, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> The strategy promotes technologically sound standards that help American industry compete internationally on a level playing field. </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2023/09/nist-industrial-wireless-team-and-ohio-training-center-discuss-possible" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/09/nist-industrial-wireless-team-and-ohio-training-center-discuss-possible" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/10/11/NIST%20Industrial%20Wireless%20Team%20and%20Ohio%20Training%20Center%20Discuss%20Possible%20Collaboration.png?itok=yMWfBF2Q" width="100" height="69" alt="NIST Industrial Wireless Team and Ohio Training Center Discuss Possible Collaboration" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/09/nist-industrial-wireless-team-and-ohio-training-center-discuss-possible"><span property="schema:name">NIST Industrial Wireless Team and Ohio Training Center Discuss Possible Collaboration</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-09-01T12:00:00Z">September 1, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> NIST’s Rick Candell and Mohamed Hany met with representatives from the Ohio Laborers' Training Center (OLTC), serving the Ohio Valley Southern States Region </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2023/08/nist-researcher-provides-insights-future-smart-sensors-and-actuator" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/08/nist-researcher-provides-insights-future-smart-sensors-and-actuator" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/08/30/NIST%20Researcher%20Provides%20Insights%20on%20Future%20Smart%20Sensors%20and%20Actuator%20Standards.png?itok=NXzYpke_" width="100" height="56" alt="NIST Researcher Provides Insights on Future Smart Sensors and Actuator Standards" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/08/nist-researcher-provides-insights-future-smart-sensors-and-actuator"><span property="schema:name">NIST Researcher Provides Insights on Future Smart Sensors and Actuator Standards</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-08-01T12:00:00Z">August 1, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> NIST researcher Eugene Song addressed 2023 Sensor Converge , the North America’s largest electronics event for design engineers, on smart sensor and actuator </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2023/07/big-improvements-new-probe-design-smokestack-emission-monitoring" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/07/big-improvements-new-probe-design-smokestack-emission-monitoring" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/05/18/tube%201.jpg?itok=oiycqaYX" width="85" height="100" alt="Aaron Johnson" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/07/big-improvements-new-probe-design-smokestack-emission-monitoring"><span property="schema:name">Big Improvements in New Probe Design for Smokestack Emission Monitoring</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-07-31T12:00:00Z">July 31, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> Each year, to meet requirements set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , coal-fired power plants must have their smokestack emissions audited by an </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2023/06/getting-real-smart-transportation-city-coral-gables-florida" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/06/getting-real-smart-transportation-city-coral-gables-florida" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/07/12/Getting%20Real%20%E2%80%93%20Smart%20Transportation%20in%20the%20City%20of%20Coral%20Gables%2C%20Florida.png?itok=wosaYdXu" width="100" height="62" alt="Getting Real – Smart Transportation in the City of Coral Gables, Florida " typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/06/getting-real-smart-transportation-city-coral-gables-florida"><span property="schema:name">Getting Real – Smart Transportation in the City of Coral Gables, Florida</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-06-01T12:00:00Z">June 1, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> The City of Coral Gables is a significant participant in NIST’s Global Community Technology Challenge (GCTC), which helps cities, communities, industry </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2023/05/nist-team-demonstrates-novel-way-convert-heat-electricity" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/05/nist-team-demonstrates-novel-way-convert-heat-electricity" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/05/19/thermal-electric.jpg?itok=t1L-V-vQ" width="100" height="100" alt="nanopillars" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/05/nist-team-demonstrates-novel-way-convert-heat-electricity"><span property="schema:name">NIST Team Demonstrates Novel Way to Convert Heat to Electricity</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-05-19T12:00:00Z">May 19, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have fabricated a novel device that could dramatically boost the conversion of heat </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2023/03/nist-researchers-inform-development-standard-smart-grid-sensors" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/03/nist-researchers-inform-development-standard-smart-grid-sensors" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/04/06/NIST%20Researchers%20Inform%20Development%20of%20Standard%20for%20Smart%20Grid%20Sensors.png?itok=CXHMZF_s" width="100" height="66" alt="NIST Researchers Inform Development of Standard for Smart Grid Sensors" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/03/nist-researchers-inform-development-standard-smart-grid-sensors"><span property="schema:name">NIST Researchers Inform Development of Standard for Smart Grid Sensors</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-03-01T12:00:00Z">March 1, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> NIST researchers Eugene Song and Kang Lee participated in the IEEE P2681 working group, which led to the development of a technical report, PES-TR102, MV Smart </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2022/12/journal-publication-nist-staff-emphasizes-need-greater-grid" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/12/journal-publication-nist-staff-emphasizes-need-greater-grid" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/03/15/In%20Journal%20Publication%2C%20NIST%20Staff%20Emphasizes%20Need%20for%20Greater%20Grid%20Interoperability.png?itok=3hV7jxQ8" width="100" height="46" alt="In Journal Publication, NIST Staff Emphasizes Need for Greater Grid Interoperability " typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/12/journal-publication-nist-staff-emphasizes-need-greater-grid"><span property="schema:name">In Journal Publication, NIST Staff Emphasizes Need for Greater Grid Interoperability</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-12-01T12:00:00Z">December 1, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> "Interoperability is foundational to the development of more inclusive grid institutions." That was the key point made by NIST researchers in their article </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2022/11/nist-researcher-helps-industry-testing-interoperability-between-grid-and" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/11/nist-researcher-helps-industry-testing-interoperability-between-grid-and" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/02/10/NIST%20Researcher%20Helps%20Industry%20with%20Testing%20Interoperability%20between%20Grid%20and%20Renewables.png?itok=lu20nIIb" width="100" height="38" alt="NIST Researcher Helps Industry with Testing Interoperability between Grid and Renewables " typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/11/nist-researcher-helps-industry-testing-interoperability-between-grid-and"><span property="schema:name">NIST Researcher Helps Industry with Testing Interoperability between Grid and Renewables</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-11-01T12:00:00Z">November 1, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> In October 2022, NIST researcher Cuong Nguyen contributed his testing expertise at the OpenFMB PlugFest 2.0 , held at the Duke Energy Mount Holly facility in </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2022/11/spotlight-maria-munozs-journey-spectroscopy-took-her-around-world" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/11/spotlight-maria-munozs-journey-spectroscopy-took-her-around-world" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/11/03/DSC_0770.jpg?itok=f0PYyI5B" width="100" height="67" alt="Maria Munoz poses in the lab, wearing safety goggles and heavy gloves. " typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/11/spotlight-maria-munozs-journey-spectroscopy-took-her-around-world"><span property="schema:name">Spotlight: Maria Munoz’s Journey Into Spectroscopy Took Her Around the World</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-11-01T12:00:00Z">November 1, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> To reach this point, NIST postdoctoral researcher Maria Munoz journeyed across borders and seas. Take a trip with us as we trace her career path from elementary </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2022/09/spotlight-examining-solar-panel-materials-microscale" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/spotlight-examining-solar-panel-materials-microscale" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/09/12/Stephanie_Xiaohong_Po-Chang.jpg?itok=2TKQqlRW" width="100" height="75" alt="Three people pose smiling for a casual selfie in front of white rectangle of material with some cracks in it. " typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/spotlight-examining-solar-panel-materials-microscale"><span property="schema:name">Spotlight: Examining Solar Panel Materials at the Microscale</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-09-12T12:00:00Z">September 12, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> Before making the investment in an array of solar panels, potential buyers may wonder: How long will the technology last before it breaks down? That’s just what </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2022/08/deciding-whether-install-solar-panels-your-home-new-nist-web-tool-can-help" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/08/deciding-whether-install-solar-panels-your-home-new-nist-web-tool-can-help" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/08/25/PV2_HeaderGraphic_v2_995_x_600.png?itok=h0yR_tXz" width="100" height="60" alt="The landing page for the Present Value of PhotoVoltaics tool is incorporated into an illustration of houses with solar panels on their roofs. " typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/08/deciding-whether-install-solar-panels-your-home-new-nist-web-tool-can-help"><span property="schema:name">Deciding Whether to Install Solar Panels on Your Home? A New NIST Web Tool Can Help</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-08-31T12:00:00Z">August 31, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> The software analyzes the economic and environmental impacts of rooftop solar technology. </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2022/08/remove-co2-atmosphere-imagine-possibilities" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/08/remove-co2-atmosphere-imagine-possibilities" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/08/23/PorousCrystallineMaterialConcept.png?itok=jIG6umvg" width="100" height="98" alt="Illustrated cube has crystal framework in gray with red balls interspersed in the open spaces." typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/08/remove-co2-atmosphere-imagine-possibilities"><span property="schema:name">To Remove CO<sub>2</sub> From the Atmosphere, Imagine the Possibilities</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-08-24T12:00:00Z">August 24, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> Computer simulation methods from NIST help speed up the search for carbon capture materials. </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2022/07/nist-develops-interoperability-profile-distributed-energy-resources-and" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/07/nist-develops-interoperability-profile-distributed-energy-resources-and" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/07/28/Solar%20and%20wind%20power.png?itok=I3gojmiJ" width="100" height="51" alt="Solar and wind power" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/07/nist-develops-interoperability-profile-distributed-energy-resources-and"><span property="schema:name">NIST Develops Interoperability Profile for Distributed Energy Resources and Grid Integration</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-07-01T12:00:00Z">July 1, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> With the increasing use of distributed energy resources (DER) – solar, wind, and more – to generate power, organizations have developed standards for their </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2022/07/nist-leader-researcher-explain-benefits-smart-grid-interoperability-and-how" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/07/nist-leader-researcher-explain-benefits-smart-grid-interoperability-and-how" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/07/28/Smart%20grid%20benefits.png?itok=U1zABbE-" width="100" height="70" alt="Smart grid benefits" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/07/nist-leader-researcher-explain-benefits-smart-grid-interoperability-and-how"><span property="schema:name">NIST Leader, Researcher Explain Benefits of Smart Grid Interoperability and How to Achieve It</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-07-01T12:00:00Z">July 1, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> NIST's Smart Grid Group leader, Avi Gopstein, was featured on Smart Grid Today's podcast , released May 12, 2022. Ideally, said Gopstein, the smart grid's many </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2022/07/nist-sepa-develop-interoperability-profile-integrating-electric-vehicle" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/07/nist-sepa-develop-interoperability-profile-integrating-electric-vehicle" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240222152819im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/07/28/Enabling%20electric%20vehicle%20stations%20intergration%20and%20interoperablility%20with%20the%20grid.png?itok=7bW_sQd1" width="100" height="42" alt="Enabling electric vehicle stations integration and interoperability with the grid" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240222152819/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/07/nist-sepa-develop-interoperability-profile-integrating-electric-vehicle"><span property="schema:name">NIST, SEPA Develop Interoperability Profile for Integrating Electric Vehicle Charging with Grid</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-07-01T12:00:00Z">July 1, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> SEPA's Interoperability Profiles Task Force, led by NIST’s Cuong Nguyen, published its Interoperability Profile for Electric Vehicle Fleet Managed Charging </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2022/06/spotlight-overhauling-refrigeration-industry-fight-global-warming" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a 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