PNNL administers two research buoys for the U.S. Department of Energy that allows collection of wind meteorological and oceanographic data off the nation's coasts.
The Nereus Project aims to collect and analyze comprehensive environmental monitoring data around operational marine energy sites and devices in the United States.
PNNL and the United States Geological Survey are partnering to develop a buoy-based radar system capable of measuring bird and bat abundances and behaviors at offshore locations.
The QuAADS Initiative seeks to develop the computing processes, tools, and knowledge to transition from current technologies to quantum computing technologies by leveraging codesign and hybrid computing approaches.
PNNL researchers developed and manage the online database Tethys to actively collects and curates information on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy.
The Institute for Quantum Science brings together PNNL's expertise to develop the science, tools, and workflows needed to operate quantum systems as scientific instruments for DOE mission science.
Triton aims to reduce barriers to deployment of marine energy devices through research and advancement of environmental monitoring tools and methodologies.
PNNL wind energy experts led a project to review existing literature focusing on the technical evaluation of offshore wind energy transmission through potential points of interconnection at the West Coast.