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Waste to energy: Biofuel from kelp harvesting and fish

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Using existing fish processing plants, kelp and fish waste can be converted to a diesel-like fuel to power generators or fishing boats in remote, coastal Alaska.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Fungus that tastes just right

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL researchers are forming a clearer picture of how plant matter is transformed in the microbial gardens created by leaf-cutter ants.

Funder: Department of Agriculture, DOE/US Department of Energy, NIH/National Institutes of Health

Bottling clean energy in chemical bonds

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Of the various methods to store renewable energy, one stands out for holding onto energy for months at a time: storing energy in the chemical bonds of molecules such as hydrogen.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Worldly experience is a catalyst for change

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Bojana Ginovska leads a physical biosciences research team headed for PNNL's new Energy Sciences Center. She uses the transformative power of molecular catalysis and enzymes to explore scientific principles.

Hydrogen energy storage at your service

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL's new Hydrogen Energy Storage Evaluation Tool allows users to examine multiple energy delivery pathways and grid applications to maximize benefits.

Longer-lived lithium-metal battery marks step forward for electric vehicles

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have increased the lifetime of a promising electric vehicle battery to a record level.

Journal: Nature Energy
Funder: DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Vehicle Technologies Office

Energy technologies move closer to commercial use

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Federal and industry-matched funding will move 11 PNNL technologies closer to commercialization where they will help bolster U.S. competitiveness.

Emissions cause delay in rainfall

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Rising greenhouse gases and declining aerosols have triggered an approximate four-day delay in rainfall over tropical land and the Sahel.

Journal: Nature Climate Change
Funder: Regional and Global Modeling and Analysis program area, Earth and Environmental Systems Modeling Program, US Department of Energy Office of Science Biological and Environmental Research

Disaster response and mitigation in an AI world

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL researchers are expanding PNNL's operational Rapid Analytics for Disaster Response (RADR) image analytics and modeling suite to predict the path of fires, floods and other natural disasters, giving first responders an upper hand. The suite utilizes a combination of image-capturing technology (satellite, airborne, and drone images), artificial intelligence, and cloud computing, to not only assess damage but predict it as well.

New, tiny battery powers big insight into fish passage for hydropower

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL scientists developed a tiny battery and tag to track younger, smaller species, to evaluate behavior and estimate survival during downstream migration.

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