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.
Grid Energy Storage
Redox. Vanadium. When combined with “batteries,” these highly technical words describe an equally daunting goal: development of energy storage technologies to support the nation’s power grid. Energy storage neatly balances electricity supply and demand. Renewable energy, like wind and solar, can at times exceed demand. Energy storage systems can store that excess energy until electricity production drops and the energy can be deposited back to the power grid.
Hydropower
PNNL is working to advance hydropower capabilities for the nation’s grid while supporting the environmentally sound deployment and operation of hydropower around the world.
Hydropower and the Electric Grid
PNNL provides analytical tools to manage hydropower costs effectively and efficiently in real time.
Hydropower Cybersecurity and Digitalization
Cybersecurity experts at PNNL helping to protect valuable hydropower resources during the transition to a digitalized world.
Materials Science for Hydropower
PNNL leads research in materials science to improve hydropower operations and to enhance hydropower’s capability to provide efficient grid services.
Water + Hydropower Planning
PNNL is developing modeling tools to predict and evaluate water characteristics like temperature and flow, impacting hydropower generation, flexibility, and operations.
Vehicle Electrification
PNNL leadership and expertise is focusing on reducing the cost and weight of electric vehicle batteries while improving battery performance.
Energy-Efficient Mobility Systems
PNNL is leveraging expertise in transportation controls and data analytics to help communities encourage efficient mobility on the nation’s roadways.
Emission Control
PNNL is performing catalysis research to help the automotive industry meet air quality standards and overcome challenges with catalyzing emissions in today’s more efficient vehicles.