A modeling study shows that adding batteries to a dam could decrease the wear and tear on hydropower turbines and open up new opportunities for dam operators to earn revenue.

An award-winning computing method called poly-streaming accelerates the analysis of massive datasets while using limited memory.

This achievement earned DIMPLES a Best Paper award at the ACM International Conference on Supercomputing 2025.

As Laboratory Director Steve Ashby pens his last monthly column, he highlights PNNL’s accomplishments with pride and gratitude.

Three research teams led by PNNL organizers achieve journal publications following the Mathematics Research Communities program.

PNNL showcased its expertise in AI, machine learning, and related domains at the International Conference on Machine Learning.

Expanding the nation’s largest wind power plant time series database; helping grid planners navigate a resilient energy future with better data.

PNNL researchers have published their paper, “Introducing Molecular Hypernetworks for Discovery in Multidimensional Metabolomics Data,” in the Journal of Proteome Research.

Researchers can now quantify uncertainty in trained AI models aimed at solving difficult chemistry, biology and materials science problems.

Researchers have created an algorithm that slashes the calculations necessary to prepare and customize data for quantum computing.

Scientists are exploring how web search engine technology might also keep the lights on, the water running and the trains moving.

A new analysis shows how renewable energy sources like solar, wind and hydropower respond to climate patterns, and how utilities can use this data to save money and invest in energy storage.

How to keep stray radiation from “shorting” superconducting qubits; a pair of studies shows where ionizing radiation is lurking and how to banish it.

A new digital twin platform can help hydropower dam operators by providing accurate and predictive models of physical turbines that improve facilities and enhance reliability.

A team of researchers at PNNL is developing a new approach to explore the higher-dimensional shape of cyber systems to identify signatures of adversarial attacks.

The Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office recognized Livewire’s outstanding teamwork and technical expertise.

Although climate change may bring increased precipitation to many parts of the United States, some areas may face drier conditions and lower streamflow, resulting in decreased hydropower generation.

New methodological approach demonstrates how to assess the economic value, including non-traditional value streams, of converting non-powered dams to hydroelectric facilities.

New research identifies the most important factors in successful fish passage, pointing toward new options for flexible dam operations.

The Health Physics Society has selected Jonathan Napier, a PNNL environmental health physicist, to serve as a delegate to the International Radiation Protection Association’s General Assembly.