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.
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.