DOE Energy Security and Grid Resilience Cohorts
In January 2024, CESER—in partnership with GDO, NASEO, and PNNL—created a set of state energy security cohorts to support the coordination and technical development of state energy security planning, assessment, and mitigation.
New Model Improves Simulations of Wildfire Aerosols and Their Radiative Effects
In this study, researchers used fire intensity data from satellites to map the distribution of aerosols into the atmosphere during a fire.
Texas Winter Grid Strain Spared by High-Efficiency Heat Pumps
Research that modeled increased heat pump adoption alongside climate change impacts in Texas showed that high-efficiency heat pumps buffer the strain that electric heating might put on the power grid.
National Academies Names Two from PNNL to New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Two PNNL professionals have been selected to join the 2024-26 New Voices cohort at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
PNNL Engineer Earns Best Paper Award
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers has given its 2022 Journal Paper Award to Jamie Kono, a PNNL building research engineer.
Building-Grid Ideas Ascend to Summit
The Northwest Connected Communities Summit brought together representatives of five Department of Energy-funded Connected Communities Projects to share ideas and discuss potential collaboration opportunities.
“Simple” Solution Ciphers Building Savings
The Simple Building Calculator, developed at PNNL, meets a need for a quick, interactive, and economic method to evaluate energy use—and potential savings from efficiency measures—in simple commercial buildings.
PNNL Pens Market Success Report
Staff at PNNL recently completed a report highlighting commercial products enabled through projects funded by the Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Office.
Good Karma: Sawyer Named Distinguished Gilbreth Speaker
PNNL’s Karma Sawyer has been named a Distinguished Gilbreth Speaker by the National Academy of Engineering.
Veeramany Joins Editorial Board for Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems
Arun Veeramany furthers the field of risk, reliability, and resilience in civil and mechanical engineering in his new role as an American Society of Civil Engineers-American Society of Mechanical Engineers journal editorial board member.