Lightweight Materials
PNNL is investigating materials such as magnesium and aluminum alloys, composites, and carbon fiber to reduce vehicle weight.
Wind Data Management
PNNL manages DOE’s Wind Data Hub, which is designed to collect, store, curate, catalog, preserve, and provide massive amounts of experimental and computational result.
Aviation Biofuels
PNNL partners with industry to develop high-quality jet fuel from ethanol that helps power commercial aviation.
Algal Biofuels
PNNL is investigating growth and productivity conditions for multiple algae strains that show promise for conversion to biofuels that power transportation.
Waste-to-Energy and Products
PNNL is using in-house-developed tools and expertise to investigate the conversion of waste products such as manures and wastewater into biofuels that power transportation.
Offshore Wind
PNNL’s offshore wind research benefits from the expertise of researchers across the laboratory’s wind energy capabilities.
Soil Microbiome
PNNL soil scientists are tackling the biochemical complexity of soil microbiomes complexity to gain fundamental knowledge essential to predict how a shifting environment will impact key functions in the microbiome.
Vehicle Grid Integration
We are modeling and analyzing the effects of electric vehicles on the electric grid, determining grid controls for managing this additional electrical demand, and developing processes and technologies integrate the vehicle-grid realm.