PNNL is leading the nation with research addressing urgent needs for reimagining U.S. critical infrastructure against the realities of software-speed attacks and hazards.

A report on the projected effects of climate change on federal hydropower through the end of the twenty-first century.

PNNL and ORNL are working together on Digital Twins to modernize the U.S. hydropower plant fleet, which will reduce operating costs, improve reliability, reduce downtime, enhance grid resiliency, and reduce environmental impacts.

New report examining multiple decades of climate and hydropower generation data provides insights into resilience of the western hydropower fleet.

The Flow Tradeoff Tool is a free, comprehensive software toolkit designed to evaluate trade-offs between hydropower energy production and environmental flows.

GeoBOSS is a software library that combines the data-handling capabilities of Spark and the user-friendliness of Python to simplify geospatial analytics and the transition between small-scale research and large-scale operational projects.

A new set of resources from PNNL helps guide dam owners and operators through response and recovery actions in the wake of cybersecurity or unusual incidents.

HydroWIRES initiative helps water stakeholders reap the full benefit of hydropower’s superpower: versatility

Researchers are bridging hydropower data gaps for unrivaled forecasting precision to support grid resilience.

IrrigationViz is a visual decision-support tool that provides users with high-level estimates for irrigation modernization projects, such as concrete lining for a canal or replacing a canal with a pipeline.

The user-friendly Project Schedule Visualizer software developed at PNNL helps users readily identify and understand the impacts of updates to the schedule, budget, and risks associated with large, complex projects that cross departments.

PNNL combines AI and cloud computing with damage assessment tools to predict the path of wildfires and quickly evaluate the impact of natural disasters, giving first responders an upper hand.

Powered by few-shot learning, the Sharkzor AI-driven, scalable web application makes it possible to quickly characterize and sort electron microscopy images used to analyze radioactive materials.

Navigating the challenges of connecting hydropower to the electrical grid

This 18-month study will analyze how the region can meet its needs for reliable, resilient, and affordable energy along with decarbonization goals and other energy policies and priorities.

PNNL has developed a tool suite of interactive analytics that can be rapidly integrated into analyst workflows to empirically analyze and gain qualitative understanding of AI model performance jointly across dimensions.

Cataloging and quantifying the economic value of non-traditional value streams in conversions of non-powered dams to hydroelectric facilities