Battery Reliability Test Laboratory
The Battery Reliability Test Laboratory at PNNL is a world class battery testing facility that has been established to accelerate the development of grid energy storage technologies that will help modernize the power grid.
Keeping First Responders Safe
When two powerful earthquakes rocked southern California earlier this month, officials’ attention focused, understandably, on safety. How many people were injured? Were buildings up to code? How good are we at predicting earthquakes?
Inclusive Innovation and Entrepreneurship Roundtable
In support of the Water Power Technologies Office, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will host an invite-only event to help the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) engage a wider community in innovation and entrepreneurship.
Design, Construction to Begin on $75 Million Grid Energy Storage Research Facility
New facility that will accelerate energy storage innovation and make the nation’s power grid more resilient, secure and flexible has been given the green light to proceed by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Influx of Electric Vehicles Accelerates Need for Grid Planning
A new PNNL report says the western U.S. power system can handle large-scale vehicle electrification up to 24 million vehicles through 2028, but more than that and cities could start feeling the squeeze.
Katipamula Receives Energy-Efficiency Award
PNNL engineer Srinivas Katipamula was recognized by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy with a 2020 Champion of Energy Efficiency Award.
Aquatic Research Laboratory
At the Aquatic Research Laboratory, PNNL scientists explore solutions for our nation’s growing need for clean, renewable energy. Projects are focused on monitoring and predicting the impacts of hydropower development and operation on water.
Response of the Hadley Circulation to Regional Sea Surface Temperature Changes
DOE lab and university researchers used the Community Atmospheric Model 5.3 to investigate the power sea surface temperature has on the intensification or widening of the Hadley cell in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
PNNL to Lead New Grid Modernization Projects
PNNL will lead three new grid modernization projects funded by the Department of Energy. The projects focus on scalability and usability, networked microgrids, and machine learning for a more resilient, flexible and secure power grid.
Building Trust in Blockchain for the Electric Grid
In one of the largest blockchain grid-cyber projects of its kind, PNNL is working with a network of industry partners to test and demonstrate blockchain’s ability to increase the cybersecurity resilience of power grid.