Texas Winter Grid Strain Spared by High-Efficiency Heat Pumps
Research that modeled increased heat pump adoption alongside climate change impacts in Texas showed that high-efficiency heat pumps buffer the strain that electric heating might put on the power grid.
Cheaper Carbon Capture Is on the Way
PNNL’s newest solvent captures carbon dioxide from power plants for as little as $47.10 per metric ton, marking a significant milestone in the journey to lower the cost of carbon capture.
Residential Load Flexibility
PNNL is working on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy to create a prototype system that enables homes to help provide services to the power grid while delivering economic benefits to residents.
Aquatic Research Laboratory
At the Aquatic Research Laboratory, PNNL scientists explore solutions for our nation’s growing need for energy. Projects are focused on monitoring and predicting the impacts of hydropower development and operation on water.
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.