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Personal Profile
Anthony Lopez co-founded several pivotal NREL research programs, including the National Solar Radiation Database and the Renewable Energy Potential model. Lopez’s recent research has been recognized at a national level and focuses on modeling wind supply with land use constraints—an emerging area of research in the clean energy transition. He has co-authored and contributed to congressional reports on emerging wind energy technologies and their siting constraints, which are illuminating pathways to achieving a decarbonized energy system.
Research Interests
Renewable energy siting and land-use requirements
Wind technology innovation and impacts to national potential assessments
Systems modeling
Techno-economic modeling
Professional Experience
Independent Consultant (2019–2020)
Manager of Emerging Technologies, MAXAR (2018–2019)
Senior Geospatial Data Scientist, NREL (2009–2018)
GIS Specialist, SWCA Environmental Consultants (2007–2009)
Education/Academic Qualification
Master, Geographic Information Science, University of Denver
Bachelor, Geography, University of Northern Colorado
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Mapping and Characterizing the Visual Impacts of the Existing US Wind Turbine Fleet: Article No. 124801
Gleason, M., Lopez, A. & Rivers, M., 2025, In: Applied Energy. 378, Part A, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping and Characterizing the Visual Impacts of the Existing US Wind Turbine Fleet: Article No. 124801
Gleason, M., Lopez, A. & Rivers, M., 2025, In: Applied Energy. 378, Part A, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission Study: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)
Brinkman, G., Bannister, M., Bredenkamp, S., Carveth, L., Corbus, D., Green, R., Lavin, L., Lopez, A., Marquis, M., Mowers, J., Mowers, M., Rese, L., Roberts, B., Rose, A., Shah, S., Sharma, P., Sun, H., Wang, B., Vyakaranam, B. & Huang, Z. & 12 others, , 2024, 230 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission Study: Executive Summary: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)
Brinkman, G., Bannister, M., Bredenkamp, S., Carveth, L., Corbus, D., Green, R., Lavin, L., Lopez, A., Marquis, M., Mowers, J., Mowers, M., Rese, L., Roberts, B., Rose, A., Shah, S., Sharma, P., Sun, H., Wang, B., Vyakaranam, B. & Huang, Z. & 12 others, , 2024, 19 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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Incorporating Wind Turbine Choice in High-Resolution Geospatial Supply Curve and Capacity Expansion Models
Eberle, A., Mai, T., Roberts, O., Williams, T., Pinchuk, P., Lopez, A., Mowers, M., Mowers, J., Stehly, T. & Lantz, E., 2024, 53 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
Awards and Honors
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Most Promising Scientist, Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference
Lopez, A. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Honorary award
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