Meeting/Workshop

Advancing Energy Futures through Art

This graph depicts the similarity between different hours of the calendar year 2017 representing energy generation in the mid-Western United States, where the similarity is computed based on the binding, and constraints imposed due to congestion in the power transmission network. (Image by Data Scientist Mahantesh Halappanavar | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

This depicts the ​​​​similarity in energy generation in the mid-Western United States at each hour in 2017, constrained by congestion in the power transmission network. 

(Image by Data Scientist Mahantesh Halappanavar | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Summer 2024

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), under the sponsorship of the Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office, is organizing a 2-day workshop to explore the role of art in energy and climate futures, with the focus on stimulating scientific innovation and public interest in research.

Hematite minerals on silicon substrate, which looks like a bird sitting on a tree branch with vibrant flowers. (Art and Photo by Chemical Engineer Xin Zhang | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Hematite minerals on silicon substrate, which looks like a bird sitting on a tree branch with vibrant flowers. (Art and Photo by Chemical Engineer Xin Zhang | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

The workshop will be held in Seattle in summer 2024. Workshop attendees will hear from existing Artist in Residence (AiR) program administrators combining energy, science and public interest, as well as technology program leaders, art institutions, and artists.

Workshop topics include:

  • The benefits of AiR programs to scientific research institutions, art communities, and the public.
  • Multiple modalities for delivering art of value to the public such as public art installations.
  • Community engagement strategies.
  • The role of artistic expression in communicating about climate.

Interested in participating? Please contact Shannon Bates. 

Research topics

Renewable Energy
Sustainable Energy
Climate Security