From enhancing biofuel crops to setting up automated experiments and improving energy storage—interns at PNNL are making an impact.

Algae can collect and concentrate rare earth metals from seawater—an alternative to imported sources mined from the ground.

Recognizing how innovation and clean technologies at the very edge of the grid can work together to transition the electricity system, PNNL takes a multidisciplinary approach to advancing and integrating renewable energy solutions.

Tools being developed at PNNL are helping the nation plan for, respond to and recover from severe storms and wildfires that could threaten critical energy systems.

Thanksgiving is a time for us to reflect on our many blessings, and being a part of the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is one for which I am especially grateful.