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 )
OCTOBER 10, 2023 Article Mapping a Modern Hydropower Vision Developed with community input, the new Hydropower Vision Roadmap lays out a path to achieve a shared vison for modern hydropower by 2050. ( 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 )
JANUARY 31, 2022 Feature Why We Need Hydropower for a Resilient Grid A new PNNL study quantifies hydropower's contribution to grid stability. When other power sources go out, hydropower can ramp up, recoup shortfalls, and stabilize the grid nearly instantaneously. ( 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 )
