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Three PNNL innovations earn FLC National Awards

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

PNNL wins three FLC awards in annual technology innovation competition.

Researchers pioneer a new view of deep rock fractures for geothermal energy

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A team led by researchers at PNNL demonstrated a new way to monitor deep subsurface fractures.

Journal: Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Fire and ice: The puzzling link between western wildfires and Arctic sea ice

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

PNNL researchers uncover the mechanics behind dwindling Arctic sea ice and its influence on wildfire weather in the western United States.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy
Meeting: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2021

As the mercury rises, the urban heat penalty grows, especially at night

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

City living translates to an extra two to six hours of uncomfortable weather per day in the summer for people in much of the United States. The urban-rural heat gap grows the warmer it gets.

Journal: Geophysical Research Letters
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy
Meeting: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2021

Climate Cycles Create California Precipitation Uncertainty

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

What’s at the heart of California’s uncertain future precipitation? New study finds natural cycles are likely cause.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy
Meeting: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2021

It’s phase 2 for the Battery500 consortium

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

The Battery500 Consortium, led by PNNL, has been awarded $75 million for advancing battery technologies over the next five years.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Are microgrids a key to grid resiliency?

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

With an eye on renewable, accessible, and resilient power, PNNL researchers show hyper-local microgrids are a viable option, if designed with the right mix of sources.

Seeking to reduce carbon footprint with foot on two continents

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Johannes Lercher, Battelle Fellow and director of the PNNL Institute for Integrated Catalysis, envisions energy storage solutions at the new Energy Sciences Center.

Designing microbe factories for sustainable chemicals

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists have devised a way to engineer yeast to produce sustainable, eco-friendly commodity chemicals using computing power as a guide.

Researchers deliver road map of lung development

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists have compiled the most comprehensive road map of the protein composition of human lungs, providing a foundation to explore more about conditions like asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, COVID-19 and lung development in prematurely born infants.

Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Funder: NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

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