North to Alaska: Project Tests Electrification Concepts
Researchers from PNNL have been assessing installation and use of electric heat pumps in an Alaskan community that relies on fuel oil for heat. The resulting information could advance electrification in cold rural areas across the nation.
Advancing Model Predictive Control for Buildings
PNNL’s Ján Drgoňa and Draguna Vrabie are part of an international team that authored a most-cited paper on Model Predictive Control, an approach for improving operations, energy efficiency, and comfort in buildings.
Heat Pump Water Heaters Bare Their Shapes
Researchers at PNNL examined heat pump water heater (HPWH) operation in Pacific Northwest residences, gaining insights into HPWH electricity use patterns. Part of the study captured trends during a COVID-19 stay-at-home order.
CERAWeek 2024
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Grid Research Just One Highlight for New PNNL Director
Led by Battelle in collaboration with the Bonneville Power Administration, the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project is the largest field test of smart grid systems to date.
PNNL’s Holiday Gifts Include Science and Technology for the Nation
This time of year finds many of us busy with holiday shopping. While PNNL might not be developing the latest video games or hoverboards, we are working hard to deliver a few presents you might like.
Gifts for a Brighter Future: PNNL’s 2021 Science and Technology Highlights
From water purification, to better batteries and tools to foil a cyberattack—a look back at how PNNL helped to invent a brighter and better future over the last year.
Net Zero World Initiative to Accelerate Global Clean Energy
Through the Net Zero World Initiative, expertise from DOE national laboratories will be harnessed to put global net zero within reach.
PNNL Shares the Gift of Innovation
It has been said that invention is the process of turning money into ideas and innovation is the process of turning ideas into money.
PNNL Research is Enhancing Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is increasingly top-of-mind and in the news. Individuals worry about identify theft and the compromise of financial and medical records. And the federal government battles myriad threats aimed at our national security.