Decision Support for Operations and Maintenance (DSOM)
An Advanced Supervision and Diagnostic Tool to Reduce Power Plant Operating and Maintenance Costs and Extend Power Plant Life
EMS 2.0
The behavior of power systems is becoming more stochastic and dynamic due to the increased penetration of variable generation, demand response, new power market structure, extreme weather conditions, contingencies, and unexpected events.
Moving Megawatts Securely and Economically
A PNNL Power Plant Model Validation tool will help large power plant owners meet federal testing requirements for power generation.
New AI Agent Connects Computer Reasoning with Chemistry
CACTUS provides AI-powered cheminformatics for autonomous science.
PNNL Teams Up with Fervo Energy and NVIDIA to Accelerate Geothermal Energy Development
PNNL will build an AI-powered modeling platform to help geothermal energy operators maximize electricity generation.
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.