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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 9-Sep-2025 21:11 ET (10-Sep-2025 01:11 GMT/UTC)
6-May-2021
Improving grid reliability in the face of extreme events
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PNNL has released the first stable version of ExaGO, an open-source grid modeling software that can help grid operators perform analyses at unprecedented scale to plan ahead for extreme events.
28-Apr-2021
Sidestepping the thin data problem in national security
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Scientists are developing new techniques to make the most of limited data in the national security space, using explainable artificial intelligence to extract more meaning from the information in hand. The effort is especially relevant to the nation's ability to detect and monitor nuclear material production and movement, weapons development, and nuclear detonations across the globe.
27-Apr-2021
Energy on demand: Learning from nature's catalysts
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
With quantum chemistry, PNNL scientists are discovering how enzymes such as nitrogenase serve as natural catalysts that efficiently break apart molecular bonds to control energy and matter.
19-Apr-2021
Finding What Makes Catalysts Tick
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Computational chemist Samantha Johnson, who is searching for combinations to bolster energy future, is among the PNNL scientists preparing to move into the Energy Sciences Center. The new $90 million, 140,000-square-foot facility, is under construction on the PNNL campus and will accelerate innovation in energy research using chemistry, materials science, and quantum information sciences to support the nation's climate and clean energy research agenda.
12-Apr-2021
The scoop on hyperloop
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
A PNNL study addresses the question: what are the potential impacts of this theoretical transportation system on the U.S. power grid?
8-Apr-2021
Cybersecurity in the blue economy
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PNNL has published a cybersecurity guidance report for marine renewable energy devices to prepare the blue economy for harnessing ocean power from waves, tides, and currents.
24-Mar-2021
Washington includes novel efficiency metric in state energy code
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
An HVAC system energy efficiency analysis method developed by PNNL is now included in the Washington State Energy Code.
24-Mar-2021
Students discover the world through a smartphone microscope
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Science kits containing PNNL's smartphone microscope provide immersive STEM activities for historically underserved and rural students
22-Mar-2021
Environmental justice fueled by social science, engagement
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
For a quarter century, PNNL has played a pivotal role in assessing environmental justice related to energy siting. The Lab partners with agencies to identify and engage minority, low-income, or other historically disadvantaged populations in regulatory decision-making for large, complex federal projects.