Complimentary Timing
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, supported by the Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office, is leading a technical assistance initiative to help utilities test and deploy alternate GPS timing solutions.
New Cyber Technologies Protect Utility Energy Delivery Systems
PNNL researchers developed two web-based tools to assess and mitigate cyberthreats to utilities—inside and outside their firewalls. Both are low cost and can be used by control room operators who are not cybersecurity experts.
Energy, Maritime Leaders to Convene for DOE InnovationXLab Summit
Top scientists and officials from government, academia, Alaskan Native communities, and industry are heading to Alaska to focus on driving energy technologies for a more sustainable Arctic region.
Transactive Energy: Negotiating New Terrain
PNNL’s longstanding grid and buildings capabilities are driving two projects that test transactive energy concepts on a grand scale and lay the groundwork for a more efficient U.S. energy system.
PNNL and Partners Exhibit the Latest Energy Research at 2025 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit
The ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit brings together researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors to showcase the latest technologies shaping tomorrow’s energy landscape. This year, eight projects led by PNNL were featured.
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 Developed Science and Technology Advances During a Challenging 2020
Despite the challenges, the talented and dedicated staff at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory kept delivering for the nation.
Advancing Energy Storage for a Clean Energy Future
PNNL researchers are helping to better define the need for grid energy storage in future clean energy scenarios, as well as working to improve technologies for storing renewable energy so it's available when and where it's needed.
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 Lending a Hand—and Technology—to First Responders
When disaster strikes, first responders rush in to provide assistance. In addition to their courage and training, they depend on a panoply of technologies to do their jobs.