To Cool Tomorrow’s Buildings, Power Sector Must Grow
A new study projects that electricity demand tied to cooling U.S. buildings will grow as peak temperatures rise, and so too would the need for an expanded power sector.
Long-term basin-scale hydropower expansion under alternative scenarios in a global multisector model
Electrifying Non-Powered Dams to Produce Renewable Energy
A new tool helps identify non-powered dams across the country that are top candidates for conversion to power-generating hydroelectric facilities.
Value Streams from Non-powered Dam Conversions
Cataloging and quantifying the economic value of non-traditional value streams in conversions of non-powered dams to hydroelectric facilities
The Real Value of Electrifying Non-powered Dams
New methodological approach demonstrates how to assess the economic value, including non-traditional value streams, of converting non-powered dams to hydroelectric facilities.
PNNL Duo Building a Bridge between Water-Power Researchers
Water and energy researchers are invited to join a new task force as a way to collaborate broadly on the intersection of the two topics. The task force is part of IEEE's Power and Energy Society and was launched by PNNL and UU researchers.
Pricier Power, Possible Energy Outages Await Future U.S. West Coast
New research simulates power demand, supply, and cost in a hotter, drier climate.