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Hydropower generation projected to rise, but climate change brings uncertain future

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Although climate change may bring increased precipitation to many parts of the United States, some areas may face drier conditions and lower streamflow, resulting in decreased hydropower generation.

Journal: Environmental Research Letters

Sniff test for explosives detection extends its reach

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists have developed a way to detect tiny amounts of hard-to-detect explosives more than eight feet away.

Journal: Talanta
Funder: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

An electric grid that thinks ahead

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Researchers are planning for an electric grid that deploys machine learning to think ahead, plan for the worst, anticipate demand, and meet consumer needs safely and securely.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Grid Storage Launchpad at PNNL opens new era in energy storage

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The Grid Storage Launchpad will enable researchers to accelerate and validate new battery materials and systems.

Ships now spew less sulfur, but warming has sped up

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New findings document fewer ship tracks, reduced cloud cover, and boosted warming after ship emissions regulations took effect in 2020.

Journal: Geophysical Research Letters

Born to modulate: Researchers reveal origins of climate-controlling particles

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Aerosol particles imbue climate models with uncertainty. New work by PNNL researchers reveals where in the world and under what conditions new particles are born.

Journal: Nature
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Experiment on photosynthesis by scientists at PNNL headed to the space station

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

As launch time draws near, PNNL scientists are eager to explore how plants might grow in space, where the effect of gravity is substantially weaker.

PNNL partners with DOE to improve access to DOE’s intellectual property

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Thousands of innovations created by the Department of Energy are more accessible in one place thanks to a new database created by DOE.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Extreme heat, hurricanes, wildfires: how summer’s extremes disrupt the power grid

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Climate change is bringing more extreme summer weather, from heat waves to hurricanes, that can disrupt the flow of electricity. Here’s how PNNL scientists are working on solutions to protect the nation’s electric grid.

Pacific Northwest launches clean hydrogen energy hub

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Clean hydrogen energy infrastructure is coming to the Pacific Northwest and PNNL experts are advising the work to come.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

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