Cybersecurity
For more than two decades, PNNL has advanced resilient cyber capabilities to thwart adversaries seeking to infiltrate and damage our national security through digital means.
Nuclear Nonproliferation
We are committed to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Whatever the threat—nuclear, chemical, biological, radiological, or explosive—PNNL researchers are working to protect our nation.
Electric Grid Modernization
PNNL is integrating advances in data analytics, deep learning, high-performance computing, cybersecurity, and advanced controls to improve future electric power system operations, planning, resiliency, flexibility, and security—towards a modern, reliable, and secure grid.
Vehicle Technologies
PNNL is driving the research community in investigating high-performing, smart, and lighter-weight materials to replace the cast iron and steel components and less-efficient engines of yesteryear. DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office primarily manages vehicle technology research at PNNL. Its multi-faceted mission: increase understanding of vehicle materials; improve properties such as strength and ductility; improve manufacturing processes; and develop alloys of advanced materials. PNNL materials scientists, engineers, chemists and others are helping to meet this mission through expertise in solid-phase processing. Through this research, scientists are creating revolutionary new materials and products with unprecedented ductility and strength, using capabilities that are allowing the joining or extrusion of a variety of alloys towards lighter-weight vehicle components.
Hydrogen & Fuel Cells
Sustainable low-cost hydrogen generation, an effective hydrogen infrastructure, and fuel cell cost, performance, and durability challenge fuel cells for widespread deployment.
Fossil Energy
At PNNL, we are reducing U.S. dependence on imported oil through innovations for increasingly efficient, sustainable energy production from oil, natural gas, and coal. These carbon-emitting energy sources will continue to serve a crucial role in the global energy mix and will be necessary to support increased use of renewable energy for the foreseeable future.
Atmospheric Aerosols
Atmospheric aerosols consist of small particles suspended in the atmosphere that play a significant role in Earth’s climate.
Threat Analysis
PNNL is merging its rich history in threat analysis with our expertise in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, sensors systems, radio frequency, next generation communications, discovery science, and Internet of Things connectivity.
Subsurface Energy Systems
A deep understanding of the chemical and physical interactions between formation fluids, reservoir rock, overburden, and injected materials helps PNNL facilitate the development of transformational technologies for subsurface energy systems.