Getting Clear about Clean Air
Nitrogen oxides, also known as NOx, form when fossil fuels burn at high temperatures. When emitted from industrial sources such as coal power plants, these pollutants react with other compounds to produce harmful smog.
Radiation Knows No Bounds—but Builds Strong Bonds Between Two Communities
On the looming 10th anniversary of the Fukushima disaster at the Daiichi Power Station in Japan, PNNL looks back at the science and solidarity it has shared with Fukushima and its nuclear cleanup effort.
PNNL, NVIDIA Host LLM Day Amid Generative AI Surge
The Lab’s newly formed Center for AI, in partnership with NVIDIA, recently hosted a joint “LLM Day.” During the day, NVIDIA AI experts engaged with PNNL scientists on opportunities to make generative AI a powerful tool for science.
Erin Zionce
Erin McCann is a data scientist who joined the Ecology group in 2018 as a post masters research associate. While at PNNL, Erin’s research has been focused on the passage and survival of juvenile salmonids through hydropower facilities.
Steel Structure Shelters Sarcophagus at Chernobyl
April 26 marks the 31st anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant's Unit 4 reactor. Battelle researchers at PNNL were involved in an international consortium to look at long-term safety and containment of Unit 4. T
Kerry Meinhardt
Kerry Meinhardt’s research in solid oxide fuel cells has benefited the U.S. Navy. He and his team collaborated with Delphi Corp. to develop cost-effective solid-oxide fuel cells which are used in Delphi-developed auxiliary power units for t
Wu Xu
Wu Xu is making electric vehicles and our nation’s power grid more energy efficient and stable. His technologies also are enabling the grid to store renewable energy from wind, sun, and waves so that it can be released when needed.
University, PNNL Advance New Concepts for Clean Energy Workforce
Tennessee State University received Department of Energy funding to establish an academy focused on preparing students and professionals to work in an emerging field: clean energy systems. PNNL is helping with that effort and others.
BETAVOLTAICS WITH ABSORBER LAYER CONTAINING COATED SCINTILLATING PARTICLES
A beta-voltaic device made up of silica covered scintillating particles incorporated within an isotope absorbing layer to produce an improved power source. Lost beta particles are converted to UV light which is also converted to power in a beta-voltaic converter. The addition of the scintillating particles effectively increases the power efficiency of a BV device while maintaining the slim profile and smaller size of the power source. This arrangement makes possible implementation in space, defense, intelligence, medical implants, marine biology and other applications.