Mobile Energy Storage Applications for Energy Security

• Mobile Energy Storage Applications for Energy Security: Mitigation Technology Review Brief: This brief provides an overview of mobile energy storage systems (Mobile-ESS) as a tool for emergency response and energy resilience. It reviews the current Mobile-ESS market, including commercially available products, deployment strategies, and real-world use cases. It highlights key technical, economic, and regulatory challenges such as cost-effectiveness, capacity limitations, and safety considerations. The intent is to provide energy security analysts with a forward-looking perspective on Mobile-ESS as a risk-mitigation and resilience solution.

Nature-based Solutions as Hazard Mitigation for Energy Security

• De-risking Energy Infrastructure and Improving Energy Resilience through Nature-based Solutions Poster: Energy infrastructure in the U.S. faces increasing risks from natural hazards. Historically, mitigation efforts have focused on hardening “gray infrastructure” assets, but these approaches often benefit only asset owners and lack wider community advantages. Nature-based solutions (NbS) present a promising, underused alternative that can enhance grid resilience while delivering ecological and social value. This work proposes an analytical framework for integrating NbS into energy planning and outlines future directions. This work was presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) annual conference in 2026.
• Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) as Hazard Mitigation for Energy Security Brief: Nature-based solutions (NbS) are a promising but underused way to improve energy security, reduce risks, and cut costs by managing changing hazards and offering everyday benefits to more stakeholders. This summary highlights current NbS applications, identifies technical gaps in their use for energy risk reduction, and suggests future research directions.

State Technical Assistance on Multi-Sector Analysis for Electric and Petroleum Fuels

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Oregon Department of Energy partnered on a pilot project to assess petroleum fuel infrastructure and supply chain risks. PNNL released two reports:  

• Summary of Pilot Project State Technical Assistance on Multi-Sector Analysis for Electric and Petroleum Fuels: The PNNL team set out to conduct a quantitative risk analysis driven by detailed data that synthesizes current and projected transportation fuel dynamics, supply chain risks, and risk comparators with relevant sectors in Oregon, with a goal to extend the approach to other states with fuel supply chain risks. This report summarizes PNNL's original plan for executing the study and includes limitations for obtaining data requirements for fuel flows and interim products as well as a risk matrix.
  • Read more about how this study will will help Oregon better prepare for changing future demands for finished gasoline.
• Trends and Effects of Changes in Business Cases for Petroleum Refineries: The PNNL team investigated recent trends and effects in business cases for petroleum refineries throughout the United States, with a focus on gasoline price effects in recent years. This report reviews refinery closures and explores historical events that affected Oregon’s gas prices.