Energy Resiliency
In collaboration with industry experts and the research community, PNNL scientists and engineers work every day toward an affordable, reliable, resilient and secure energy future.
Future Computing Technologies
At PNNL, future computing technologies encompass fundamental computer science research areas across the hardware and software stack, impacting the future of high-performance computing, edge and distributed computing, and emerging computing paradigms such as quantum, analog, and neuromorphic computing.
Chemistry
A clean-energy future for the United States relies on innovation. Our ability to control essential energy transformations will require harnessing the power of chemistry.
Renewable Energy
PNNL draws on a strong base of atmospheric sciences, grid operations and controls, and engineering and analytical capabilities to help overcome these challenges.
Ecosystem Science
With deep scientific expertise, world-class equipment, and a collaborative culture, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers study ecosystems in detail to better understand and predict how they function and respond to change.
Coastal Science
PNNL researchers develop tools and make discoveries for harnessing the abundant energy present in coastal environments. From the renewable power in waves, tides, and currents to biofuel feedstocks from algae, this research supports increased energy resilience for all Americans.
Subsurface Science
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) takes research underground, aiming for in-depth understanding and real-time control of natural and engineered systems in the subsurface.
Scientific Discovery
PNNL scientists conduct fundamental research to explore new horizons—both large and small—to better understand natural systems and processes, and to make the world safer and more secure. Our capabilities in biology, chemistry, Earth sciences, data science, and materials science are central to the discovery mission we embrace.
Mission Risk and Resilience
PNNL is anticipating the world’s changing risks by modeling energy and infrastructure futures that integrate security, sustainability, and resilience.
Atmospheric Science
If Earth were the size of an apple, its atmosphere would be no thicker than the apple’s skin. What happens within that thin atmospheric layer is essential to life on the planet, from the quality of the air we breathe to the rainfall that supports agriculture and ecosystems.