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Join researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory at the ARPA-E 2023 Energy Innovation Summit. The conference showcases technologies and people from different technical disciplines working on new ways to overcome America’s energy challenges. At this year’s conference, four Pacific Northwest National Laboratory projects will be on display. A complete list of the projects, team leads, and booth numbers is below. We hope to see you there!

AUTONOMIA

Booth 201 | SONJA GLAVASKI

Ready for gridlock to be a thing of the past? Traffic congestion is not only a nuisance for commuters, but it’s also bad for the environment. Moving people and goods accounts for 28% of U.S. annual energy use and 29% of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. Autonomous Intelligent Assistant (AutonomIA) is a new traffic management system that leverages advanced sensing, adaptive signaling technologies, and connected automated vehicle technology. AutonomIA uses emerging data-driven and computationally scalable prediction and decision tools, as well as machine learning, to reduce congestion and emissions, and improve energy efficiency across regional transportation systems. The research team will demonstrate 20% energy efficiency improvements over current city-level traffic management policies by minimizing travel delays on roads and highways. Less idling means less greenhouse gas emissions released into the environment.

Learn more about this project:

• Autonomous Intelligent Assistant (AutonomIA): Resilient and Energy-Efficient City-wide Transportation Operations - ARPA-E Technologies

The Circular Home

Booth 1000 | Chrissi Antonopoulos

A carbon-negative home built with plant-based, durable, and reusable materials represents the future of residential construction. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is partnering with the Composite Materials and Engineering Center at Washington State University and Green Canopy NODE to develop an innovative approach towards modular design and construction of residential buildings that centers around reuse, repurposing, and reimagination of building components. Volumetric design uses a combination of modules and parts that can be configured to meet a variety of uses, lifestyles, and climate conditions, including earthquake resiliency. The project team has carefully chosen sustainable building materials for their potential to capture and store carbon. The wall assembly is composed of cross-laminated timber (CLT), wood fiber insulation, and wood siding, and plant-based materials are used where possible.

Learn more about this project:

• Researching the Circular Home Solution: An interview with Darrin Griechen, VP of Product & Technology - Green Canopy NODE

• PNNL, WSU, & Green Canopy Node Team Set to Receive $2.63 Million in Funding to Research Circular Design of Modular Residential Buildings that Turn Houses into Carbon Storage Structures - PR Newswire

• Carbon-negative homes research earns $2.6 million grant - WSU Insider

MONDO-FE

Booth 636 | Dalong Zhang

Microstructure Optimization and Novel Processing Development of Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Steels for Fusion Environments , or MONDO-FE, leverages novel metal powder processing and advanced manufacturing methods, including shear assisted processing and extrusion, or ShAPE, and laser-powder bed fusion to enable scalable and cost-effective manufacturing of reduced activation oxide dispersion strengthened steel. ShAPE and laser-powder bed fusion processes will generate high density of nano-size oxide particles, leading to high tensile and creep strength.

Learn more about this project:

• No Ball Milling Needed: Alternative Oxide Dispersion-Strengthened Steel Manufacturing - PNNL Research Highlight

• INFUSE-ing Fusion Energy with Solid Phase Processing - PNNL News & Media

ARPA-E GO Competition

Booth 142 | Steve Elbert

ARPA-E’s Grid Optimization (GO) Competition comprises a series of prize challenges to accelerate the development and comprehensive evaluation of new software solutions for tomorrow’s electric grid. Key areas for development include, but are not limited to, optimal utilization of conventional and emerging technologies, management of dynamic grid operations (including extreme event response and restoration), and management of millions of emerging distributed energy resources. Innovative solutions and technologies identified by the GO Competition will enable greater flexibility, reliability, security, energy efficiency, and resilience for the power grid while substantially reducing costs.

Learn more about this project:

• Visit the GO Competition Website