DECEMBER 2, 2024 Director's Column Making Homes Energy Affordable and Reliable: PNNL Researchers Figuring Out How to Do Both Future holiday homecomings could include efficient heat pumps in cold climates and homes designed and built with the environment in mind. ( Read More )
MAY 24, 2024 Director's Column PNNL Researchers Studying Marine-Based Global Warming Solutions Researchers are leveraging the ocean’s natural processes to advance approaches to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in the ocean. ( Read More )
JULY 24, 2023 Director's Column PNNL Researchers Are Mining Minerals from the Sea for Vital Energy Independence Research Algae can collect and concentrate rare earth metals from seawater—an alternative to imported sources mined from the ground. ( Read More )
JANUARY 30, 2023 Director's Column Can the Ocean Improve Your Life, Job and Health? In Pursuit of the ‘Blue Economy’ PNNL is making waves in pursuit of a blue economy. Researchers are advancing science and technology to expand—and protect—the gifts of the sea. ( Read More )
JULY 26, 2021 Director's Column Richland Researchers Innovating to Keep You Cool Researchers developed two solutions for air-conditioning—a novel, energy-efficient dehumidification system and a technology to detect refrigerant leaks. Both help increase energy-efficiency and reduce costs. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 22, 2020 Director's Column PNNL Developed Science and Technology Advances During a Challenging 2020 Despite the challenges, the talented and dedicated staff at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory kept delivering for the nation. ( Read More )
