Energy Storage News, Publications, and Events

MAY 23, 2025
Article

PNNL and Ampcera to Commercialize All-Solid-State Battery Materials

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GSL Batteries Prismatic Line
MAY 9, 2025
Article

DOE-Funded Grid Storage Launchpad Wins Battery Council International’s 2025 Innovation Award

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Team wins BCI Innovation award
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Article

New Model Accelerates Battery Development

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Flow Battery Stack
DECEMBER 27, 2024
Feature

New Energy Storage System Strengthens Air Force Base’s Resilience

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Energy storage system
DECEMBER 27, 2024
Staff Accomplishment

PNNL Research Recognized for Innovation in Grid Energy Storage

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Dan-Thien Nguyen
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Article

How the Grid Storage Launchpad is Accelerating EV Research

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A commercial electric vehicle charger in the foreground with the Grid Storage Launchpad building in the background.
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Article

PNNL Hosts Global Gathering to Advance Sodium Battery Innovation

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Group of people outside of building
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Article

PFIB-SEM Relocates to GSL, Enhancing Battery Research Capabilities

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man in green shirt and safety glasses and inspecting a microscope
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Feature

Inside the Grid Storage Launchpad

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The scanning transmission electron microscope that will allow researchers to observe battery materials at the atomic scale before and after cycling.
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Article

PNNL-Led Grid-Focused Alliance Drives Sodium-Ion Battery Innovation

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Advanced Battery Research
AUGUST 26, 2024
Article

Leaders Gather to Celebrate and Dedicate the Grid Storage Launchpad

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Leaders gather to cut the ribbon at the GSL Dedication.
AUGUST 13, 2024
News Release

Grid Storage Launchpad at PNNL Opens New Era in Energy Storage

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Grid Storage Launchpad building
JULY 31, 2024
Article

Expert Insights: Eric Hsieh Talks GSL, Energy Storage, and Beyond

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Eric Hsieh of the DOE, headshot
JUNE 18, 2024
News Release

National Innovator of the Year Honor Goes to PNNL Energy Storage Expert

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Jason Zhang holds his inventor award together with Vanessa Pena.
MARCH 27, 2024
Article

Vincent Sprenkle Named Director of Grid Storage Launchpad

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Portrait of Vince Sprenkle
MARCH 25, 2024
News Release

New All-Liquid Iron Flow Battery for Grid Energy Storage

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Lead author and battery researcher Gabriel Nambafu assembles a test flow battery apparatus
MARCH 19, 2024
Feature

Powering Up to Address Challenges in Energy Storage

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Artwork depicting researchers in a lab researching energy storage.
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
News Release

Accelerated Renewable Energy Deployment and Energy Storage Needed for a Resilient Power Grid in Puerto Rico

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Photo shows utility poles and utility lines on a forested hill in Puerto Rico, which is striving for a fully renewable energy fueled power grid by 2050.
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Feature

More Range for Electric Vehicle Batteries on the Horizon

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Single-crystal structures for cathode materials (left) are juxtaposed with an agglomerated polycrystal structure (right).
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Article

PNNL to Install 24-Hour Flow Battery in Richland Campus

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Invinity Battery System
AUGUST 30, 2023
Feature

The Future of Grid Energy Storage Starts Today

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Photo shows a researcher kneeling next to battery testing equipment.
AUGUST 17, 2023
Article

Long-Duration Energy Storage: Crucial to a Reliable and Clean Electric Grid

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Photo of solar panels, energy storage units, and wind turbines.
JULY 10, 2023
News Release

Next-generation Flow Battery Design Sets Records

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Flow battery researcher Ruozhu Feng poses with ingredients for a long-lasting grid energy battery
JUNE 26, 2023
Director's Column

Advancing Energy Storage for a Clean Energy Future

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Photo of materials scientist Wei Wang in safety gloves and glasses operating machinery
MAY 25, 2023
Feature

Long-Duration Energy Storage: The Time Is Now

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Image showing different types of energy storage (solar, battery, windmills)
APRIL 26, 2023
Article

An Energized Visit from Office of Electricity Assistant Secretary Gene Rodrigues

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Gene Rodrigues visits PNNL
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
News Release

New Sodium, Aluminum Battery Aims to Integrate Renewables for Grid Resiliency

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Sodium aluminum battery and renewable energy storage for the grid
APRIL 21, 2022
News Release

Senator Cantwell, Science Leaders Help Break Ground on $75 Million Grid Storage Launchpad

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Rendering of Grid Storage Launchpad.
APRIL 13, 2021
News Release

Houston Partnership Selected to Design, Construct New $75 Million Grid Storage Launchpad at PNNL

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Picture of a scientist working on a flow battery design in one of PNNL’s prototyping labs.
MARCH 10, 2021
News Release

Design, Construction to Begin on $75 Million Grid Energy Storage Research Facility

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GSL Rendering
MAY 5, 2025
Staff Accomplishment

PNNL’s Sodium Battery Research Seeks to Enhance Affordable Energy Storage Solutions

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Man in white shirt and black tie

Energy Storage Webinars

Offered in 2022 and 2023, the Energy Storage @PNNL webinar series explored how current research efforts are driving increased adoption and addressing barriers to implementation of grid storage technologies. The series featured panel discussions hosted by PNNL leaders with subject matter experts from industry and other agencies.

Click the playlist icon in the upper right corner of the video player below to watch additional webinars in the series, or view the full playlist on YouTube.

Contact Us

To learn more about what the GSL can do for you, contact us at gsl@pnnl.gov.