Energy Storage
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is speeding the development and validation of next-generation energy storage technologies to enable widespread decarbonization of the energy and transportation sectors through innovation and collaboration.
Drought Impacts on Hydroelectric Power Generation in the Western United States
New report examining multiple decades of climate and hydropower generation data provides insights into resilience of the western hydropower fleet.
Transportation
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is advancing transportation technologies that offer American manufacturers and consumers more choices with fewer compromises. PNNL researchers leverage innovation in a wide range of sectors to strengthen domestic transportation industries and ensure that people and goods can move safely, reliably, quickly, and affordably.
National Hydropower Day
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is celebrating National Hydropower Day.
National Hydropower Day
A round-up of PNNL’s hydropower work from the past year, including grid integration, outreach, and resource availability planning
Conquering Peak Power
PNNL’s Intelligent Load Control technology manages and adjusts electricity use in buildings when there’s peak demand on the power grid.
Power Electronics Laboratory
The Power Electronics Lab enables research on energy systems integration focusing on inverter-based resources and distributed energy resources, through innovative modeling and control design, end use measurement, testing, and validation.
A Search for Sustainable Hydropower
A team of researchers at PNNL has created a publicly available Hydropower eLibrary to improve access to information that could help streamline the FERC environmental review and licensing process.
Educational Programs Foster Downstream Hydropower Workforce
PNNL supports hands-on STEM programs, such as Salmon Summit, to inspire the future U.S. hydropower workforce.