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July 2026
New Partnerships With State of Alaska and University of Alaska Fairbanks Expand on Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
NLR Laboratory Director Jud Virden signs partnership agreements at the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference in Anchorage.
June 2026
From Mine to Megawatt: How NLR Is Securing Critical Mineral Supply Chains for the Power Grid
In the latest Tell Me Something Grid, Sarah Inskeep talks supply chain for energy technologies and one NLR model that brings them together.
AI Research Digs Deep Into Mining Operations
NLR researchers are working on new methods to shore up critical minerals discovery, mining, and processing into materials and eventually devices.
May 2026
How High-Performance Computing and AI Accelerated Applied Energy Research in 2025
Explore the Fiscal Year 2025 Advanced Computing Annual Report highlights.
March 2026
New Analysis Details How Air Traffic Control Towers Can Maintain Operations During Grid Outages
NLR tools, metrics, and a new guidebook can help the Federal Aviation Administration plan for reliability-increasing technologies.
Could a New Kind of Power Supply Help Make Data Centers Grid-Friendly?
NLR and its partner, ON.energy, are working together to test how ON.energy’s uninterruptable power supply can store and manage energy to protect grids from data center spikes.
Genesis Mission's AI-Driven Research To Strengthen US Grid, Supply Chains, and Technological Leadership
NLR is leveraging years of expertise in AI research, wide-ranging data assets, and advanced experimental resources to contribute to building the Genesis Mission platform.
Beneath the Surface: Glorynel Ojeda Matos on Strengthening the Systems We Depend On
NLR researcher Glorynel Ojeda Matos focuses on practical solutions that help decision makers plan ahead to keep key systems running when it matters most.
In Alaska, a Data Center Inside a Power Plant, Inside a Microgrid
A hydropower microgrid in Cordova, Alaska, will now host a data center, furthering a project initiated by the U.S. Department of Energy to localize resources and reduce exposure to outages.
February 2026
Could a New Kind of Data Center Give Back to the Grid?
Data center company Verrus recently partnered with experts at the National Laboratory of the Rockies to investigate whether their more grid-friendly data center design was ready for the real world.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025