JANUARY 16, 2025 Feature West Coast Offshore Wind Industry Brings Energy Benefits, but Not Without Challenges A new report details the potential for floating offshore wind to lower energy costs and enhance the resilience of the nation’s western grid. ( Read More )
JANUARY 6, 2025 Article PNNL Unveils Most Impactful Wind Energy Accomplishments for 2024 PNNL's accomplishments in FY 2024 help address the remaining challenges the wind industry faces. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 16, 2024 Staff Accomplishment Kalinin and Zhang Named 2024 National Academy of Inventors Fellows Sergei Kalinin, a joint appointee at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and PNNL, and Ji-Guang (Jason) Zhang, a PNNL Lab Fellow, are part of the 2024 class of National Academy of Inventors Fellows. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 13, 2024 Article How the Grid Storage Launchpad is Accelerating EV Research PNNL's new energy storage facility now houses the Lab's vehicle battery research programs, which have more lab space and a slew of new capabilities. ( Read More )
AUGUST 29, 2024 Staff Accomplishment Livewire Wins Team Award at Annual Merit Review The Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office recognized Livewire’s outstanding teamwork and technical expertise. ( Read More )
APRIL 10, 2024 Staff Accomplishment PNNL Engineer Samrat Acharya and Team Receive Best Paper Award PNNL electrical engineer Samrat Acharya led a team that earned the 2024 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Best Paper Award. ( Read More )
APRIL 19, 2023 Article New West Coast Study Unveiled for Offshore Wind Transmission DOE announced a new project, led by PNNL and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, to expand wind energy transmission off the nation’s West Coast. ( Read More )
OCTOBER 6, 2021 Feature Cold Spray to Help Keep Turbines Spinning PNNL’s suite of Solid Phase Processing tools like Cold Spray is helping to strengthen hydroelectric dam materials such as turbines. ( Read More )
