Buoy Oh Buoy! Floating Instruments Receive Major Upgrade
Research buoys managed by PNNL underwent a $1.3-million upgrade that included more powerful lidar that reaches heights of today’s taller wind turbines.
Who Will Get the Prize for Better Hurricane Monitoring?
The Ocean Observing Prize is a competitive incentive program to help inventors advance new concepts for marine energy technologies that can power ocean observing systems, particularly those that inform us about hurricane formation.
Water Quality
PNNL water quality research and tools help inform hydropower decisions and operations.
Technical Reports
The HydroPASSAGE project has technical reports related to the toolsets and associated research on biological reponse, fish passage, and hydropower.
Climate Events Create Compound Challenges for Electricity Planning
Researchers at PNNL used key metrics to develop visualizations that show how the combined effects of climate change on hydropower and load influence the frequency, duration, and severity of power shortfalls.
PNNL Publishes Data on 2017 Distributed Wind Energy
PNNL's latest distributed wind power report shows larger installations on the rise.
PNNL Playing Key Role in Modernizing the Electric Grid
PNNL researchers get new opportunities to shape the country’s power grid for the future.
Glossary
This is a glossary of terms commonly used in materials related to hydropower and fish passage.
Tools & Technologies
The HydroPASSAGE toolsets include Biological Performance Assessment (BioPA), Hydropower Biological Evaluation Toolset (HBET), and Sensor Fish.
Yousu Chen and Jeff Dagle Named IEEE Fellows
Delivering excellence in power systems and electric grid advancement earns two PNNLers the association’s top distinction.