Expanding Data Tools for a Resilient Grid
Expanding the nation’s largest wind power plant time series database; helping grid planners navigate a resilient energy future with better data.
PNNL Researchers Use Machine Learning to Study Beam Outages
The multi-year project funded by DOE’s High Energy Physics program will focus on using machine learning to prevent power outages.
An Ally for Alloys
Machine learning techniques are accelerating the development of stronger alloys for power plants, which will yield efficiency, cost, and decarbonization benefits.
Maritime Energy Innovation
PNNL is a leader in multiple areas of shore power and port electrification research related to maritime ports, inland ports, and airports.
An Electric Connection: Homes Helping the Grid
A new control system shows promise in making millions of homes contributors to improved power grid operations, reaping cost and environmental benefits.
Lab Leadership
PNNL is providing national leadership in climate science, the power grid, nuclear nonproliferation, and environmental remediation. Learn more about the team.
Bio-Acoustics and Flow Laboratory
At PNNL’s Bio-Acoustics and Flow Laboratory, scientists explore ways to integrate environmental protection for fish passage and survival in hydropower operations.
AI Ups Response Time when the Grid Goes Down
Trouble on the electric grid might start with something relatively small: a downed power line, or a lightning strike at a substation. What happens next?
PNNL, Sandia, and Georgia Tech Join Forces in AI Effort
Three powerhouses in the realm of artificial intelligence have become partners in a new research center created by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Researchers Identify Which West Coast Regions Hold Greatest Wave Energy Potential
Washington and Oregon coastlines hold most promising areas to pull power from West Coast waves, according to a recent study on wave energy.