Enhance grid resilience using localized grid systems that can disconnect from the traditional grid, operate autonomously, and use local solar or wind energy sources.

Connected devices, smart meters, and advanced sensors for data collection and analysis for optimized grid operations.

Advanced software and control systems with sophisticated programs that enable peak period usage adjustment in response to price change.

Highly efficient photovoltaic cells that use hybrid organic-inorganic lead or tin halide-based materials as the light-harvesting active layer.

Solar panels that can capture sunlight from both sides to effectively increas power output and system efficiency.

Solar panels installed on water bodies such as reservoirs or ponds in conditions with scarce land and minimal water evaporation.

Technologies that deploy specialized mirrors or lenses to concentrate large areas of sunlight into small areas for use as a heat source for conventional power plants.

Customizable panels utilizing thin-films to mimic building materials or patterns to match the color, texture, and pattern of roofs and surrounding architecture.

Systems that change their orientation throughout the day to follow the sun's path and maximize energy capture.

Solar panels that replace conventional building materials in parts like the roof, skylights, or facades during the construction of new buildings.

AI/ML algorithms factoring wind, grid demand, and system constraints to enable intelligent predictive maintenance, performance optimization, and improved wind forecasting.

New turbine materials for larger, lighter, and more durable blades, both onshore and offshore, for improved wind capture and electricity generation.

Advanced dynamic line rating systems, and grid-forming converters to improve grid stability, control power flow, voltage regulation, and better grid integration.

Deep water turbine installation, airborne systems with tethered drones or kites for high altitude wind energy capture.

Vertical-axis turbines for omni direction wind operations, bladeless turbines to reduce environmental impact associated with traditional wind energy.

Reduce environmental impact using dam-free river current or kinetic systems and emerging tidal and wave systems.

Compact, transportable hydropower systems that can be quickly and easily installed in remote locations.

Replace gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel through next-generation biofuels derived from non-food biomass resources like agricultural residues, dedicated energy crops, and algae.

Realize potential negative emissions by capturing CO2 from bioenergy applications for storage to reduce climate impact.

Production of biomethane as a natural gas substitute from organic waste materials like agricultural waste, municipal waste, plant material, sewage, green waste, or food waste.

Dedicated cultivation of energy crops that are sustainable and do not compete with food crops, including fast-growing trees and grasses as well as micro-algae.

Decompose organic material at high temperatures in absence of oxygen to convert biomass into a more energy-dense form for easier means of transport and use in bioenergy applications.

Use bacteria to convert organic and inorganic matter directly into electricity.

A thermal process that converts biomass into a coal-like alternative with much better fuel quality for combustion and gasification applications.

Enable the extraction of oil and gas from previously inaccessible reserves. Techniques like extended reach drilling (ERD) and high-pressure, high-temperature drilling (HPHT) can.

Virtual replicas of physical devices that data scientists and IT pros can use to run simulations before actual devices are built and deployed.

Enable predictive maintenance through real-time monitoring, data collection, and advanced diagnostics across distributed operations.

Identify patterns in data that humans would miss, predicting equipment failures, improving efficiency, and boosting productivity.

Robots that perform tasks in environments that are dangerous for humans, such as in offshore drilling platforms or in handling hazardous materials.

Leverage secure, transparent technologies for tracking the myriad of transactions and contracts that are involved with exploration, production, and supply chain logistics.

CCUS technologies capture carbon dioxide emissions from sources like power plants and industrial processes, to either recycle or store it so it will not enter the atmosphere.

Hydrogen can be produced from natural gas, offering a cleaner-burning fuel for various applications, from powering vehicles to generating electricity.

Techniques such as gas injection or thermal recovery are used to increase the amount of crude oil that can be extracted from an oil field.

Advances in seismic technology are continually improving the ability of exploration teams to process data into images for interpretation to locate potential oil and gas deposits.

Advanced reactors that are safer, more efficient, and produce less waste, including Very High Temperature Reactors (VHTR), Supercritical Water-cooled Reactor (SCWR), and the Molten Salt Reactors (MSR).

Smaller than traditional nuclear reactors that can be brought to a site for assembly for lower upfront costs, scalability, and siting flexibility.

Technologies that enable used fuel reprocessing and recycling to reduce the volume and toxicity of nuclear waste.

Creating high-fidelity virtual models of nuclear power plants for training and operational scenario simulation.

3D printing and other techniques that can reduce the cost and construction time for nuclear plants, as well as improve the performance of various components.

Predictive maintenance, performance optimization, and anomaly detection of plant operations through artificial intelligence and machine learning empowered systems.