PNNL evaluates bacterial, fungi, and algae strains as part of a four-step process to streamline and standardize biomanufacturing processing.

PNNL is working with national laboratories and academia to provide electric vehicle manufacturers with batteries that are more reliable, high-performing, safe, and less expensive.

PNNL provides tools and expertise to bring faster, cost-effective catalysts to industry that can be produced at a large scale.

PNNL and their collaborators are investigating combinations of fuels to boost vehicle efficiency, performance, and affordability.

PNNL is leading an effort to reveal the potential of algae for biofuels to replace conventional fuels for transportation.

A multi-institution research team led by PNNL is addressing curb usage management challenges in large urban areas by developing a city-scale dynamic curb use simulation tool and an open-source curb management platform. 

From global issues such as melting permafrost and the creation of alternate biofuels to matters affecting microbiomes and micro-sized life, PNNL research is featured in news publications worldwide.

The HydroPASSAGE project addresses hydropower challenges, which include efforts to improve environmental performance of hydropower.

The Institute for Integrated Catalysis (IIC) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory explores and develops the chemistry and technology of catalyzed processes that enable a carbon-neutral future.

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.

PNNL is leading a consortium that provides funding opportunities to the automotive industry for accelerating new lightweight technologies in on-highway vehicles.

PNNL is heavily engaged in the development and use of mass spectrometry technology across its science, energy, and security missions, from fundamental research through mature operational capabilities.

Advancing our understanding of how soil microbial communities respond to--and affect--changing environmental conditions

PNNL's River Corridor Hydrobiogeochemistry Scientific Focus Area works to transform understanding of spatial and temporal dynamics in river corridor hydrobiogeochemical functions from molecular reaction to watershed and basin scales.

PNNL develops training, exercises, and assessments to prepare and equip border security officers to detect, identify, and interdict the illicit movements of materials, commodities, and components associated with WMD.