The Lighting Science and Technology Laboratory is a large warehouse filled with lights, cables, controllers, and computers where researchers can study connected lighting.
Shaped with input from utilities, technology vendors, and researchers, the Electricity Infrastructure Operations Center serves as a unique platform for researching, developing, and deploying technologies to improve grid management.
PNNL’s environmental chambers allow researchers to compare indoor and outdoor performance of building equipment to improve efficiency, standards, and more.
PNNL's unique integrated building assets include the Systems Engineering Building, Thermal Energy Storage System, Power Electronics Laboratory, two large batteries, and electric vehicle chargers.
Energy-efficient homes are important for energy conservation and utility cost savings. PNNL, working with multiple sponsors, conducts experiments focused on reducing energy use and peak demand, using the Lab Homes located on PNNL's campus.
The Power Electronics Lab enables research on energy systems integration focusing on inverter-based resources and distributed energy resources, through innovative modeling and control design, end use measurement, testing, and validation.
The Systems Engineering Building provides unique laboratory space and equipment to advance research in electricity markets, generation, transmission, distribution, and end use, including buildings-grid integration.
TESS makes ice and provides timely cooling to a building. This capability helps researchers identify new techniques for building efficiency, grid reliability, and transactive and clean energy.
