PNNL Supports a Resilient Power Grid for Oregon
Report for the Oregon Public Utility Commission highlights innovations and best practices for resilience and utility planning could be helpful to other states as well.
Using Marine Energy to Power Offshore Aquaculture
New report takes a comprehensive look at offshore aquaculture as a market for marine energy.
Sea Change: The Ocean's Powerful Effect on Earth Systems
A new modeling approach shows that the ocean circulation determines the varying rate of global temperature response to carbon dioxide.
Powerful Hurricanes Strengthen Faster Now than 30 Years ago
Hurricanes that intensify rapidly do so more strongly and quickly now than they did 30 years ago.
Power Reactor Project is Model for Accelerated Site Review
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and PNNL partnered to complete—in record time—an environmental impact statement for the nation’s first small modular nuclear reactor, to be sited at Clinch River, Tenn.
Extreme Heat, Hurricanes, Wildfires: How Summer’s Extremes Disrupt the Power Grid
Climate change is bringing more extreme summer weather, from heat waves to hurricanes, that can disrupt the flow of electricity. Here’s how PNNL scientists are working on solutions to protect the nation’s electric grid.
PNNL Plays Important Role in Development of Powerful Earth System Model
Over 100 scientists and engineers from multiple DOE national laboratories and universities, including PNNL, contribute to the creation of a new Earth modeling system—the Energy Exascale Earth System Model.