Docs: Update lab naming from NREL to NLR (#36)

RHammond2 · web-flow · commit e27e083da582 · 2026-05-29T13:33:08.000-07:00
* update for lab name change from NREL to NLR

* update changelog
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
   analysis.
 - Fixes a bug where floating offshore substation design and installation results cause the
   the code to error out when extracting substation results in ORBIT.
+- Changes all references to NREL to NLR for the lab's name change from the National Renewable
+  Energy Laboratory to the National Laboratory of the Rockies.
 
 ## v0.7 - 12 January 2026
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 [![image](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/waves.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/waves)
 
 
-[![Binder](https://mybinder.org/badge_logo.svg)](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/NREL/WAVES/main?filepath=examples)
-[![Jupyter Book](https://jupyterbook.org/badge.svg)](https://nrel.github.io/WAVES)
+[![Binder](https://mybinder.org/badge_logo.svg)](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/NatLabRockies/WAVES/main?filepath=examples)
+[![Jupyter Book](https://jupyterbook.org/badge.svg)](https://natlabrockies.github.io/WAVES)
 
 [![Pre-commit](https://img.shields.io/badge/pre--commit-enabled-brightgreen?logo=pre-commit&logoColor=white)](https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit)
 [![Black](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg)](https://github.com/psf/black)
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 ## Overview
 
 Runs analyses for offshore wind projects by utilizing ORBIT (CapEx), WOMBAT (OpEx), and FLORIS (AEP)
-to estimate the lifecycle costs using NREL's flagship technoeconomic models.
+to estimate the lifecycle costs using NatLabRockies's flagship technoeconomic models.
 
-Please visit our [documentation site](https://nrel.github.io/WAVES/) for API documentation, a
+Please visit our [documentation site](https://natlabrockies.github.io/WAVES/) for API documentation, a
 reference guide, and examples.
 
 ## Requirements
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ A source installation is great for users that want to work with the provided exa
 potentially modify the code at a later point in time.
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/NREL/WAVES.git
+git clone https://github.com/NatLabRockies/WAVES.git
 cd WAVES
 pip install .
 ```
diff --git a/docs/_config.yml b/docs/_config.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ bibtex_bibfiles:
 
 # Information about where the book exists on the web
 repository:
-  url: https://github.com/NREL/WAVES
+  url: https://github.com/NatLabRockies/WAVES
   path_to_book: docs  # Optional path to your book, relative to the repository root
   branch: main  # Which branch of the repository should be used when creating links (optional)
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ repository:
 #   use_issues_button: true
 #   use_repository_button: true
 #   use_edit_page_button: true
-#   baseurl: http://nrel.github.io/WAVES
+#   baseurl: http://natlabrockies.github.io/WAVES
 
 sphinx:
   extra_extensions:
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ sphinx:
       use_repository_button: true
       use_edit_page_button: true
       show_toc_level: 2
-      repository_url: "https://github.com/NREL/WAVES"
+      repository_url: "https://github.com/NatLabRockies/WAVES"
       repository_branch: main
       icon_links: [
         {
             name: GitHub,
-            url: "https://github.com/NREL/WAVES",
+            url: "https://github.com/NatLabRockies/WAVES",
             icon: fa-brands fa-github,
         },
         {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ sphinx:
         },
         {
             name: Binder,
-            url: "https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/NREL/WAVES/main?filepath=examples",
+            url: "https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/NatLabRockies/WAVES/main?filepath=examples",
             icon: "https://mybinder.org/badge_logo.svg",
             type: url,
         },
diff --git a/docs/contributing.md b/docs/contributing.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 ## Getting Started
 
 These contributing guidelines should be read by software developers wishing to contribute code or
-documentation changes into WAVES, or to push changes upstream to the main NREL/WAVES repository.
+documentation changes into WAVES, or to push changes upstream to the main NatLabRockies/WAVES repository.
 
 1. Create a fork of WAVES on GitHub
 2. Clone your fork of the repository
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ documentation changes into WAVES, or to push changes upstream to the main NREL/W
    pre-commit install
    ```
 
-## Keeping your fork in sync with NREL/WAVES
+## Keeping your fork in sync with NatLabRockies/WAVES
 
-The "main" WAVES repository is regularly updated with ongoing research at NREL and beyond. After
+The "main" WAVES repository is regularly updated with ongoing research at NLR and beyond. After
 creating and cloning your fork from the previous section, you might be wondering how to keep it
 up to date with the latest improvements.
 
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ inevitably arise in development work.
    cd /your/path/to/WAVES/
    ```
 
-2. If you haven't already, add NREL/WAVES as the "upstream" location (or whichever naming
+2. If you haven't already, add NatLabRockies/WAVES as the "upstream" location (or whichever naming
    convention you prefer).
 
    ```bash
-   git remote add upstream https://github.com/NREL/WAVES.git
+   git remote add upstream https://github.com/NatLabRockies/WAVES.git
    ```
 
-   To find the name you've given NREL/WAVES again, you can simply run the following to display
+   To find the name you've given NatLabRockies/WAVES again, you can simply run the following to display
    all of the remote sources you're tracking.
 
    ```bash
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ inevitably arise in development work.
    git fetch --all
    ```
 
-4. Sync the upstream (NREL) changes
+4. Sync the upstream (NLR) changes
 
    ```bash
    # If there was a new release this will need to be updated
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ inevitably arise in development work.
 ## Issue Tracking
 
 New feature requests, changes, enhancements, non-methodology features, and bug reports can be filed
-as new issues in the [Github.com issue tracker](https://github.com/NREL/WAVES/issues) at any time.
+as new issues in the [Github.com issue tracker](https://github.com/NatLabRockies/WAVES/issues) at any time.
 Please be sure to fully describe the issue.
 
-For other issues, please email rob.hammond@nrel.gov.
+For other issues, please email rob.hammond@nlr.gov.
 
 ### Issue Submission Checklist
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ For other issues, please email rob.hammond@nrel.gov.
 
 ## Repository
 
-The WAVES repository is hosted on Github, and located here: http://github.com/NREL/WAVES
+The WAVES repository is hosted on Github, and located here: http://github.com/NatLabRockies/WAVES
 
 This repository is organized using a modified git-flow system. Branches are organized as follows:
 
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ To work on a feature, please fork WAVES first and then create a feature branch i
 Work out of this feature branch before submitting a pull request.
 Be sure to periodically synchronize the upstream develop branch into your feature branch to avoid conflicts in the pull request.
 
-When your branch is ready, make a pull request to NREL/WAVES through the
-[GitHub web interface](https://github.com/NREL/WAVES/pulls).
+When your branch is ready, make a pull request to NatLabRockies/WAVES through the
+[GitHub web interface](https://github.com/NatLabRockies/WAVES/pulls).
 
 ## Coding Style
 
@@ -281,5 +281,5 @@ over time, regardless of who the core developers are.
    ```
 
 - Deploying a Package to PyPi
-  - The repository is equipped with a github action to build and publish new versions to PyPI. A maintainer can invoke this workflow by pushing a tag to the NREL/WAVES repository with prefix "v", such as "v1.2.3".
+  - The repository is equipped with a github action to build and publish new versions to PyPI. A maintainer can invoke this workflow by pushing a tag to the NatLabRockies/WAVES repository with prefix "v", such as "v1.2.3".
   - The action is defined in `.github/workflows/tags-to-pypi.yml`.
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # WAVES Offshore Wind Techno-economic Analysis
 
 Wind Asset Value Estimation System (WAVES) is a tool for estimating the lifecycle costs of
-offshore wind projects using NREL's flagship techno economic models. WAVES is in active development
+offshore wind projects using NLR's flagship techno economic models. WAVES is in active development
 due to wrapping other in-development software packages for its underlying operations: ORBIT for
 CapEx, WOMBAT for OpEx, and FLORIS for AEP.
 
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ the work of combining each software's configurations and results, so that users
 put in the painstaking work, and can focus on what scenarios should be run--not how to run them.
 
 At its core, WAVES is a wrapper around [ORBIT](https://wisdem.github.io/ORBIT/),
-[WOMBAT](https://wisdem.github.io/WOMBAT/), and [FLORIS](https://nrel.github.io/floris/), so users
+[WOMBAT](https://wisdem.github.io/WOMBAT/), and [FLORIS](https://natlabrockies.github.io/floris/), so users
 are expected to know how to work with each of these models to work with WAVES.
 
 | Model | Purpose | GitHub | Documentation |
 | :---- | :------ | :----- | :------------ |
 | ORBIT | CapEx | <https://github.com/WISDEM/ORBIT/> | <https://wisdem.github.io/ORBIT/> |
 | WOMBAT | OpEx, Availability | <https://github.com/WISDEM/WOMBAT/> | <https://wisdem.github.io/WOMBAT/> |
-| FLORIS | Energy Production | <https://github.com/NREL/FLORIS/> | <https://nrel.github.io/FLORIS/> |
+| FLORIS | Energy Production | <https://github.com/NatLabRockies/FLORIS/> | <https://natlabrockies.github.io/FLORIS/> |
 
 ### Installation
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ For basic usage, users can install WAVES directly from PyPI, or from source for
 #### From Source
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/NREL/WAVES.git
+git clone https://github.com/NatLabRockies/WAVES.git
 cd WAVES
 pip install .
 ```
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ pre-commit install
 
 WAVES utilizes the following for coordinating development efforts
 
-- [Issues](https://github.com/NREL/WAVES/issues): report bugs and submit feature requests
-- [Pull Requests](https://github.com/NREL/WAVES/pulls): submit bug fixes, feature request,
+- [Issues](https://github.com/NatLabRockies/WAVES/issues): report bugs and submit feature requests
+- [Pull Requests](https://github.com/NatLabRockies/WAVES/pulls): submit bug fixes, feature request,
   documentation improvements, and any other improvements
 
 ## Documentation Table of Contents
diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ A source installation is great for users that want to work with the provided exa
 potentially modify the code at a later point in time.
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/NREL/WAVES.git
+git clone https://github.com/NatLabRockies/WAVES.git
 cd WAVES
 pip install .
 ```
diff --git a/docs/waves_example.md b/docs/waves_example.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ kernelspec:
 (example_cower)=
 # Cost of Wind Energy Review: 2025 Edition
 
-[![Binder](https://mybinder.org/badge_logo.svg)](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/NREL/WAVES/main?filepath=examples)
+[![Binder](https://mybinder.org/badge_logo.svg)](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/NatLabRockies/WAVES/main?filepath=examples)
 
 Be sure to install `pip install "waves[examples]"` (or `pip install ".[examples]"`) to work with
 this example.
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ pd.options.display.max_rows = 100
 
 First, we need to set the library path, and then we'll load the configuration file, to show some of
 the configurations. For a complete guide and definition, please see either the
-[API documentation](https://nrel.github.io/WAVES/api.html) or the
-[How to use WAVES guide](https://nrel.github.io/WAVES/getting_started.html#configuring).
+[API documentation](https://natlabrockies.github.io/WAVES/api.html) or the
+[How to use WAVES guide](https://natlabrockies.github.io/WAVES/getting_started.html#configuring).
 
 ````{warning}
 If your FLORIS installation is <3.6, then the FLORIS configuration files in
diff --git a/examples/iea49_analysis.py b/examples/iea49_analysis.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Script to generate results for the IEA Wind Task 49 O&M model comparison between NREL's WOMBAT
+"""Script to generate results for the IEA Wind Task 49 O&M model comparison between NLR's WOMBAT
 model (with WAVES supplement for additional results calculation) and TNO's UWISE model.
 
 IMPORTANT: This analysis was originally run using the changes applied to the WOMBAT v0.12.x release
diff --git a/examples/waves_example.ipynb b/examples/waves_example.ipynb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         "(example_cower)=\n",
         "# Cost of Wind Energy Review: 2025 Edition\n",
         "\n",
-        "[![Binder](https://mybinder.org/badge_logo.svg)](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/NREL/WAVES/main?filepath=examples)\n",
+        "[![Binder](https://mybinder.org/badge_logo.svg)](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/NatLabRockies/WAVES/main?filepath=examples)\n",
         "\n",
         "Be sure to install `pip install \"waves[examples]\"` (or `pip install \".[examples]\"`) to work with\n",
         "this example.\n",
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
           "name": "stdout",
           "output_type": "stream",
           "text": [
-            "ORBIT library intialized at '/Users/rhammond/GitHub_Public/NREL/WAVES/library/base'\n",
+            "ORBIT library intialized at '/Users/rhammond/GitHub_Public/NatLabRockies/WAVES/library/base'\n",
             "No LandBOSSE configuration provided, skipping model setup.\n",
             "Fixed bottom loading time: 1.03 seconds\n",
             "No LandBOSSE configuration provided, skipping model setup.\n",
diff --git a/library/IEA_49/project/port/port_120km.yaml b/library/IEA_49/project/port/port_120km.yaml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ crew:
   hourly_rate: 0
   n_hourly_rate: 0
 n_crews: 2  # maximum number of simultaneously operating crews to repair individual failures on a turbine
-annual_fee: 8100000 # https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy22osti/83502.pdf
+annual_fee: 8100000 # https://www.nlr.gov/docs/fy22osti/83502.pdf
diff --git a/library/IEA_49/project/port/port_139km.yaml b/library/IEA_49/project/port/port_139km.yaml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ crew:
   hourly_rate: 0
   n_hourly_rate: 0
 n_crews: 2  # maximum number of simultaneously operating crews to repair individual failures on a turbine
-annual_fee: 8100000 # https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy22osti/83502.pdf
+annual_fee: 8100000 # https://www.nlr.gov/docs/fy22osti/83502.pdf
diff --git a/library/IEA_49/project/port/port_148km.yaml b/library/IEA_49/project/port/port_148km.yaml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ crew:
   hourly_rate: 0
   n_hourly_rate: 0
 n_crews: 2  # maximum number of simultaneously operating crews to repair individual failures on a turbine
-annual_fee: 8100000 # https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy22osti/83502.pdf
+annual_fee: 8100000 # https://www.nlr.gov/docs/fy22osti/83502.pdf
diff --git a/library/IEA_49/turbines/15MW_core_wind_floating.yaml b/library/IEA_49/turbines/15MW_core_wind_floating.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 capacity_kw: 15000
 capex_kw: 1300
 power_curve:
-  file: 2020ATB_NREL_Reference_15MW_240.csv
+  file: 2020ATB_NLR_Reference_15MW_240.csv
   bin_width: 0.5
 wind_turbine:
   name: Wind Turbine
diff --git a/library/IEA_49/turbines/15MW_core_wind_floating_full_reduction.yaml b/library/IEA_49/turbines/15MW_core_wind_floating_full_reduction.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 capacity_kw: 15000
 capex_kw: 1300
 power_curve:
-  file: 2020ATB_NREL_Reference_15MW_240.csv
+  file: 2020ATB_NLR_Reference_15MW_240.csv
   bin_width: 0.5
 wind_turbine:
   name: Wind Turbine
diff --git a/library/IEA_49/turbines/15MW_core_wind_floating_half_reduction.yaml b/library/IEA_49/turbines/15MW_core_wind_floating_half_reduction.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 capacity_kw: 15000
 capex_kw: 1300
 power_curve:
-  file: 2020ATB_NREL_Reference_15MW_240.csv
+  file: 2020ATB_NLR_Reference_15MW_240.csv
   bin_width: 0.5
 wind_turbine:
   name: Wind Turbine
diff --git a/library/IEA_49/turbines/2020ATB_NLR_Reference_15MW_240.csv b/library/IEA_49/turbines/2020ATB_NLR_Reference_15MW_240.csv
diff --git a/library/base/project/config/fixed_costs_osw_fixed.yaml b/library/base/project/config/fixed_costs_osw_fixed.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ labor: 5.125 # $102.5K/year * 30 workers / Capacity (kW)
 operations_management_administration: 23.5  #  includes Training (fixed), Onshore logistics (fixed), Technical resource (onshore and off) (fixed) and Admin and support staff (onshore) (fixed)
 operating_facilities: 1.7  #Operations control centre (fixed)
 insurance: 14.3 # insurance (fixed)
-annual_leases_fees: 2.72  # Calculation on the WOMBAT_cost_history.xlsx database; assumed net CF = 49%, ISO-NE NREL Cambium projected wholesale electricity prices
+annual_leases_fees: 2.72  # Calculation on the WOMBAT_cost_history.xlsx database; assumed net CF = 49%, ISO-NE NLR Cambium projected wholesale electricity prices
diff --git a/library/base/project/config/fixed_costs_osw_floating.yaml b/library/base/project/config/fixed_costs_osw_floating.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ labor: 5.125 # $102.5K/year * 30 workers / Capacity (kW)
 operations_management_administration: 23.5  #  includes Training (floating), Onshore logistics (floating), Technical resource (onshore and off) (floating) and Admin and support staff (onshore) (floating)
 operating_facilities: 1.7  #Operations control centre (floating)
 insurance: 17.9 # insurance (floating)
-annual_leases_fees: 2.68  # Calculation on the WOMBAT_cost_history.xlsx database; assumed net CF = 45%, CAISO NREL Cambium projected wholesale electricity prices
+annual_leases_fees: 2.68  # Calculation on the WOMBAT_cost_history.xlsx database; assumed net CF = 45%, CAISO NLR Cambium projected wholesale electricity prices
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [project]
 name = "WAVES"
 dynamic = ["version"]
-authors = [{name = "Rob Hammond", email = "rob.hammond@nrel.gov"}]
+authors = [{name = "Rob Hammond", email = "rob.hammond@nlr.gov"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 description = "Wind Asset Value Estimation System"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ classifiers = [
 waves = "waves.__main__:app"
 
 [project.urls]
-source = "https://github.com/NREL/WAVES"
-documentation = "https://nrel.github.io/WAVES/"
-issues = "https://github.com/NREL/WAVES/issues"
-changelog = "https://github.com/NREL/WAVES/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md"
+source = "https://github.com/NatLabRockies/WAVES"
+documentation = "https://natlabrockies.github.io/WAVES/"
+issues = "https://github.com/NatLabRockies/WAVES/issues"
+changelog = "https://github.com/NatLabRockies/WAVES/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
diff --git a/waves/project.py b/waves/project.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class Project(FromDictMixin):
         The price paid per MWh of energy produced. Defaults to None.
     fixed_charge_rate : float, optional
         Revenue per amount of investment required to cover the investment cost, with the default
-        provided through the NREL 2021 Cost of Energy report [1]_. Defaults to 0.0582.
+        provided through the NLR 2021 Cost of Energy report [1]_. Defaults to 0.0582.
     discount_rate : float, optional
         The minimum acceptable rate of return, or the assumed return on an alternative
         investment of comparable risk. Defaults to None.
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@ def electrical_loss_ratio(self) -> float:
                 + 0.0000000000029271 * distance_to_landfall**5
             ) / 100
         else:
-            # https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy22osti/78715.pdf Fig30
+            # https://www.nlr.gov/docs/fy22osti/78715.pdf Fig30
             electrical_loss_ratio = 0.028
 
         return electrical_loss_ratio
@@ -1779,7 +1779,7 @@ def loss_ratio(
         electrical losses.
 
         .. note:: This method treats different types of losses as efficiencies and is applied
-        as in Equation 1 from Beiter et al. 2020 (https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/77384.pdf).
+        as in Equation 1 from Beiter et al. 2020 (https://www.nlr.gov/docs/fy21osti/77384.pdf).
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -2897,7 +2897,7 @@ def generate_report_lcoe_breakdown(self) -> pd.DataFrame:
     def generate_report_project_details(self) -> pd.DataFrame:
         """Generates a DataFrame containing detailed project information, following the format
         from the table at slide 64 in the Cost of Wind Energy Review: 2024 Edition
-        (https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy25osti/91775.pdf).
+        (https://www.nlr.gov/docs/fy25osti/91775.pdf).
 
         This function collects various project parameters such as turbine specifications, wind speed
         data,energy capture, and efficiency metrics, and formats them into a comprehensive report.
diff --git a/waves/utilities/met_data.py b/waves/utilities/met_data.py

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@`
`1`		`-"""Script to generate results for the IEA Wind Task 49 O&M model comparison between NREL's WOMBAT`
	`1`	`+"""Script to generate results for the IEA Wind Task 49 O&M model comparison between NLR's WOMBAT`
`2`	`2`	`model (with WAVES supplement for additional results calculation) and TNO's UWISE model.`
`3`	`3`
`4`	`4`	`IMPORTANT: This analysis was originally run using the changes applied to the WOMBAT v0.12.x release`