Researchers Weigh the Factors that Power Hurricanes
Researchers at PNNL are scrutinizing the factors that influence the intensity of hurricanes like Irma, Harvey and Jose.
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.
U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Restarts Gain Momentum with PNNL Support
Researchers support NRC in accelerating the environmental review process for restarting reactors to meet increased electricity demands—starting with the Palisades Nuclear Plant.
AI Powers Ability to Represent Microbial Processes in Ecosystem Models
Using an AI approach to combine outputs from microbial models and apply them as inputs to reactive-transport models reduces computational time by several orders of magnitude.