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A Sweet Solution to Sour Gas

PNNL researchers have discovered a way to remove hydrogen sulfide from natural gas using a water-free solvent. Rest of story…

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Electricity Infrastructure

PNNL smart grid management technology licensed to Calico

Technology balances power supply and demand at lowest possible cost.   Rest of story…

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Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

Faster-charging batteries for phones, electric vehicles

 Licensing agreement will bring enhanced lithium batteries to market for use in consumer electronics, medical devices, and electric vehicles.   Rest of story…

Environmental Health & Remediation

PNNL technology probes the depths of radioactive waste

Raman spectroscopic technology is deployed to safely sample and monitor radioactive nuclear waste. Rest of story…

Nuclear Energy Market Sector

PNNL team supports efforts in Fukushima

Following the earthquake and tsunami that hit Fukushima, Japan, a race began to stabilize the situation and PNNL was tapped to provide technical assistance. Rest of story…

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PNNL in the News

  • Former PNNL scientist Langdon Holton, now senior technical authority for DOE's Vit Plant and a member of Chu's expert panel, comments on technical 'snags' that challenge treatment of Hanford's nuclear waste and conversion to glass logs for disposal in an article by Scientific American. 05.09.13
  • Technology analysis and consulting firm Research and Markets mentioned PNNL in a report on commercialization of lithium ion batteries. 05.08.13
  • Greentech Media's Jeff St. John mentioned PNNL's Pacific Northwest GridWise™ Demonstration project on Washington state's Olympic Peninsula as an example of how smart appliances can help regulate power grid frequency in a story about news coverage by the UK's Daily Mail newspaper on smart appliance protests. 05.02.13
  • Technology analysis and consulting firm Navigant Research reported on PNNL's development of a conformable fuel storage tank design for natural gas vehicles in a roundup of natural gas research funded by DOE's ARPA-E. 04.26.13
  • New York Times' Henry Fountain quotes PNNL's Michael Kintner-Meyer and reports on PNNL technology in a story about grid-friendly charging for electric vehicles. 04.24.13
  • NEMA (the National Electrical Manufacturers Association) reported that PNNL and Sandia National Laboratories helped a working group establish the first-ever protocol for measuring the performance of energy storage systems. 04.22.13
  • Chemistry World's, James Urquhart, Technology Review's Kevin Bullis, PV Tech's Felicity Carus, and other news outlets quoted PNNL's Bob Wegeng in stories about PNNL's concentrated solar power system for natural gas power plants. DOE also published a blog post on the project. 04.19.13
  • Former PNNL scientist Langdon Holton, now senior technical authority for DOE's Vit Plant and a member of Chu's expert panel, comments on technical 'snags' that challenge treatment of Hanford's nuclear waste and conversion to glass logs for disposal in an article by Scientific American. 05.09.13
  • Technology analysis and consulting firm Research and Markets mentioned PNNL in a report on commercialization of lithium ion batteries. 05.08.13
  • Greentech Media's Jeff St. John mentioned PNNL's Pacific Northwest GridWise™ Demonstration project on Washington state's Olympic Peninsula as an example of how smart appliances can help regulate power grid frequency in a story about news coverage by the UK's Daily Mail newspaper on smart appliance protests. 05.02.13
  • Technology analysis and consulting firm Navigant Research reported on PNNL's development of a conformable fuel storage tank design for natural gas vehicles in a roundup of natural gas research funded by DOE's ARPA-E. 04.26.13
  • New York Times' Henry Fountain quotes PNNL's Michael Kintner-Meyer and reports on PNNL technology in a story about grid-friendly charging for electric vehicles. 04.24.13
  • NEMA (the National Electrical Manufacturers Association) reported that PNNL and Sandia National Laboratories helped a working group establish the first-ever protocol for measuring the performance of energy storage systems. 04.22.13
  • Chemistry World's, James Urquhart, Technology Review's Kevin Bullis, PV Tech's Felicity Carus, and other news outlets quoted PNNL's Bob Wegeng in stories about PNNL's concentrated solar power system for natural gas power plants. DOE also published a blog post on the project. 04.19.13
  • Former PNNL scientist Langdon Holton, now senior technical authority for DOE's Vit Plant and a member of Chu's expert panel, comments on technical 'snags' that challenge treatment of Hanford's nuclear waste and conversion to glass logs for disposal in an article by Scientific American. 05.09.13
  • Technology analysis and consulting firm Research and Markets mentioned PNNL in a report on commercialization of lithium ion batteries. 05.08.13
  • Greentech Media's Jeff St. John mentioned PNNL's Pacific Northwest GridWise™ Demonstration project on Washington state's Olympic Peninsula as an example of how smart appliances can help regulate power grid frequency in a story about news coverage by the UK's Daily Mail newspaper on smart appliance protests. 05.02.13
  • Technology analysis and consulting firm Navigant Research reported on PNNL's development of a conformable fuel storage tank design for natural gas vehicles in a roundup of natural gas research funded by DOE's ARPA-E. 04.26.13
  • New York Times' Henry Fountain quotes PNNL's Michael Kintner-Meyer and reports on PNNL technology in a story about grid-friendly charging for electric vehicles. 04.24.13
  • NEMA (the National Electrical Manufacturers Association) reported that PNNL and Sandia National Laboratories helped a working group establish the first-ever protocol for measuring the performance of energy storage systems. 04.22.13
  • Chemistry World's, James Urquhart, Technology Review's Kevin Bullis, PV Tech's Felicity Carus, and other news outlets quoted PNNL's Bob Wegeng in stories about PNNL's concentrated solar power system for natural gas power plants. DOE also published a blog post on the project. 04.19.13

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EED's Michael Kintner-Meyer presented "Electric Vehicle: Three Good Reasons Why You Want to Consider Buying One" at the PNNL's Community Science and Technology Seminar Series on March 12.
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