Research for secure, sustainable energy
Americans consume more energy per person than any other country in the world. At PNNL, we believe there can be no energy solutions without associated environmental solutions. From grid modernization and building controls to providing scientifically-defensible solutions for legacy waste, our researchers are helping deliver secure, sustainable energy.
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New Collaborative Emerges to Help Advance Energy Storage
The Energy Storage Safety Collaborative seeks to forge stronger collaboration among all stakeholders associated with energy storage technology, from development and deployment to incident response and more.
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Thom Elected President of Washington State Academy of Sciences
Ron Thom, staff scientist emeritus at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Marine Sciences Laboratory in Sequim, Washington, has been elected president of the Washington State Academy of Sciences.
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Heat Pump Water Heaters Gain Status as Proven Energy-Efficiency Measure
Earlier this year, the Pacific Northwest Regional Technical Forum accepted heat pump water heaters as a fully reliable, proven energy-efficiency measure. This determination was made, in part, due to research conducted at PNNL's Lab Homes, where a research team answered questions about heat pump water heaters and whole home energy efficiency.
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PNNL Workshop Gathers International Experts to Forecast the Future of Electron Microscopy
World-renowned experts representing five countries came to the PNNL-hosted NexTEM Workshop, Workshop in October 2018 to discuss the future of electron microscopy, including emerging needs and potential solutions.
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ARPA-E Grid Optimization Competition Will Award $4 Million to Winning Software Developers
PNNL played a leading role in developing the first-ever Grid Optimization Competition for DOE. Competing teams worldwide are developing transformational ways to advance America's power grid of the future.
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Fast and Hot, Samples Go From PNNL to CERN
Post-irradiation materials received at PNNL's Radiochemical Processing Laboratory undergo tensile and micro-hardness tests, quantitative chemical analyses, atom probe tomography, atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy with electron backscatter diffraction imaging.
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Liu Honored for Individual Lifetime Achievement in Science and Technology
Jun Liu, materials scientist, energy storage expert, and Battelle Fellow, was recognized with the PNNL Laboratory Director's Award for Individual Lifetime Achievement in Science and Technology
Core Research Areas
We are organized into core research areas that align with customers' mission needs.
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Clean Fossil Energy
Enabling safe and sustainable fossil fuel exploration, production, transportation, conversion, and end use.
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Electricity Infrastructure
Transforming the U.S. power grid to meet consumer, economic, environmental, and security priorities for the 21st century.
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Delivering distinctive science and technology solutions for efficient and sustainable energy.
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Environmental Health and Remediation
Reducing the cost and risk to resolve the most challenging legacy waste issues.
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Nuclear
Mobilizing interdisciplinary teams to advance safe and reliable nuclear power.
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