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Disclaimer: This episode was produced when the laboratory operated as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The laboratory is now the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR).

Hosts Taylor Mankle and Kerrin Jeromin explore four recent stories from NREL:   

Floating Photovoltaics in Southeast Asia: 
In a first-of-its-kind assessment, NREL researchers completed an analysis of FPV potential for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Enabling Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FPV) Deployment: FPV Technical Potential Assessment for Southeast Asia estimates the technical potential for the 10 ASEAN countries and is coupled with an FPV data set that is publicly accessible through the USAID-NREL Partnership's Renewable Energy (RE) Data Explorer tool.

The 2023 Electricity Annual Technology Baseline:
NREL has released the 2023 Electricity Annual Technology Baseline (ATB), a realistic and timely set of technology cost and performance data (current and projected) for the electric sector.

Preparing the Next Generation’s Zero-Energy Workforce with ZEDD:  
Howard University’s Master of Architecture with an Equitable High-Performance Energy Design Concentration was among 17 programs of study from 12 institutions in the U.S. Department of Energy’s inaugural Zero Energy Design Designation (ZEDD) cohort in 2022.

Two NREL Researchers Named Electrochemical Society Fellows: 
The Electrochemical Society has selected two researchers from NREL among this year’s class of its fellows: Bryan Pivovar, who manages NREL’s Electrochemical Engineering and Materials Chemistry Group, and Jeff Blackburn, who is a senior scientist, group manager, NREL Distinguished Member of the Research Staff, and serves on the current board of directors of ECS. 

This podcast is hosted by Jackson Fletcher, Kerrin Jeromin, Taylor Mankle, and Nataleah Small and written and produced by Hannah Halusker, Allison Montroy, and Kaitlyn Stottler. Editors are Joe DelNero, Brittany Falch, and Taylor Mankle. Graphics by Brittnee Gayet. Music by Ted Vaca and Chuck Kurnik, Jim Riley, and Mark Sanseverino of Drift BC. Peaks to Power is created by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies in Golden, Colorado. Email us at podcast@nlr.gov. Follow NLR on X, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Threads, and Facebook.