JULY 24, 2023 Director's Column PNNL Researchers Are Mining Minerals from the Sea for Vital Energy Independence Research Algae can collect and concentrate rare earth metals from seawater—an alternative to imported sources mined from the ground. ( Read More )
JANUARY 30, 2023 Director's Column Can the Ocean Improve Your Life, Job and Health? In Pursuit of the ‘Blue Economy’ PNNL is making waves in pursuit of a blue economy. Researchers are advancing science and technology to expand—and protect—the gifts of the sea. ( Read More )
APRIL 25, 2022 Director's Column Tri-Cities Scientists ‘Magically’ Mining Metals From Water PNNL and industry developing a faster, less expensive way to extract lithium for batteries used in cell phones and electric vehicles. ( Read More )
MARCH 21, 2022 Director's Column Advances in Renewable Energy Are Being Made by PNNL Scientists 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. ( Read More )