To Cool Tomorrow’s Buildings, Power Sector Must Grow
A new study projects that electricity demand tied to cooling U.S. buildings will grow as peak temperatures rise, and so too would the need for an expanded power sector.
World Energy Storage Day
This week PNNL celebrates World Energy Day, which is on September 22, by highlighting our science, researchers, achievements, and publications.
PNNL Celebrates DOE Justice Week 2023
Oct. 30 - Nov. 3 is DOE Justice Week. Share in DOE and PNNL's advancement of equity and environmental justice in the clean energy transition.
PNNL to Install 24-Hour Flow Battery in Richland Campus
This is the first time a flow battery with 24-hour discharge capacity will be deployed and tested in a field environment.
Lab Testing of GUV Products Reveals Accurate Performance Data Needed
GUV can reduce transmission of airborne disease while reducing energy use and carbon emissions. But fulfilling that promise depends on having accurate and verifiable performance data.
Program
As building decarbonization becomes more urgent, there is a critical need for high-quality sustainability data and accounting methodologies. PNNL has unique capabilities among the labs, to focus on life cycle assessment and sustainability.
PNNL and FEMP Release New Version of Building Energy Efficiency Assessment Software
Buildings account for around 40 percent of our nation's energy use and consume 75 percent of our nation’s electricity each year. Energy use is also one of the biggest costs for facility owners.
Let There Be (Acceptable) Light
Advancements such as LEDs have changed consumers’ experience with lighting. Whereas there was once a simple choice of how much light a consumer desired, there’s now a variety of choices to be made about the appearance of light.
Conquering Peak Power
PNNL’s Intelligent Load Control technology manages and adjusts electricity use in buildings when there’s peak demand on the power grid.