PNNL Builds Apparatus to Test Fracturing Fluids
A research team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed an apparatus that evaluates the performance of high-temperature fluids in hydraulic fracturing for enhanced geothermal systems.
Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Energy and Environment
Physics-informed machine learning (PIML) is a modeling approach that harnesses the power of machine learning and big data to improve the understanding of coupled, dynamic systems.
PNNL Supports New Solar and Energy Storage Project near Richland Campus
PNNL is one of the collaborating partners on a new grid-scale solar and energy storage installation near the PNNL campus in a project led by Energy Northwest.
Advanced Building Controls Laboratory
This laboratory provides a testing resource for HVAC units and systems.
Ironing Out Technetium Contamination
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are closer to understanding how iron may pave the way for sequestration of technetium-99 contaminants in the subsurface.
Using AI to Detect Defects in Fusion Reactor Materials
Researchers developed a new tool that combines artificial intelligence and microscopy data to rapidly test new materials for fusion reactor use.
Spurgeon Elected to Lead Microscopy Society of America Interest Group
PNNL’s Steven Spurgeon, a materials scientist, was recently elected leader of the Microscopy Society of America (MSA) aberration-corrected microscopy focused interest group.
PNNL Duo Building a Bridge between Water-Power Researchers
Water and energy researchers are invited to join a new task force as a way to collaborate broadly on the intersection of the two topics. The task force is part of IEEE's Power and Energy Society and was launched by PNNL and UU researchers.
Wind Power off the Oregon Coast Could Provide More than Electricity
PNNL researchers say that offshore wind energy can add value to the electric grid, beyond just the power it can produce, if locations and strategies are optimized.
Protective Coatings Impact Material Life Span
A Cr(III) coating impacts how well nanomaterials can dissolve in other substances, which can have both desired and undesired consequences.