National Laboratory Team Wins Best Paper at Resilience Conference
PNNL has earned “Best Paper” at an international resilience conference for research on hydropower’s capabilities and constraints in the event of extreme events, like hurricanes and rolling blackouts.
Design Teams Advance in Ocean Observing Prize
Seven teams win the U.S. Department of Energy's DESIGN Contest for wave-powered systems to monitor hurricanes—part of the Ocean Observing Prize. PNNL administers the prize with National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Best Dam Job
About 100 researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory work in hydropower-related research.
Are Microgrids a Key to Grid Resiliency?
With an eye on renewable, accessible, and resilient power, PNNL researchers show hyper-local microgrids are a viable option, if designed with the right mix of sources.
Making the Blade Grade: Team Evaluates Steel against Composites for Turbines
A new paper found that hydropower turbines with composite blades generate about 20 percent more power than turbines with traditional stainless steel blades at the same flow rate.
HydroWIRES
HydroWIRES initiative helps water stakeholders reap the full benefit of hydropower’s superpower: versatility
HBET
The Hydropower Biological Evaluation Toolset (HBET) relates data collected by field-based sensors to biological response models for downstream fish passage at hydropower facilities.
Salmon Summit Introduces Thousands of Students to Research at PNNL
PNNL STEM Ambassadors engage students about salmon migration, hydropower, cybersecurity, water quality, and more at the annual Salmon Summit.
New Generator Rolls into Ocean Energy
New PNNL-developed nanogenerator harnesses the renewable energy in ocean waves to power sensors that provide critical weather and wave information.
E-COMP
The E-COMP Initiative is creating new capabilities that enable the optimized design and operation of energy systems subject to multiple objectives and with high levels of power electronics.