Vince Sprenkle Named Director of Grid Storage Launchpad
PNNL's energy storage expert, Vince Sprenkle, has been chosen to lead the DOE Office of Electricity's Grid Storage Launchpad, a research and development facilitydesigned to advance next-generation energy storage technologies. Read more here.
New All-Liquid Iron Flow Battery for Grid Energy Storage
PNNL researchers design a safe, economical, water-based, flow battery made with Earth-abundant materials, repurposing a commonplace chemical used in water treatment facilities for large-scale energy storage. Read more here.
Breaking Down Silos: 2024 Energy Transition Summit
DOE Grid Modernization Initiative and Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response recently hosted the Energy Transition Summit.
How PNNL Powered Up to Address Energy Storage Challenges
Batteries used to be a footnote at PNNL. Now, the Laboratory is leading the charge. Read more here.
PNNL Achieved Beneficial Occupancy of the Grid Storage Launchpad
The Grid Storage Launchpad, a key facility for advancing energy storage research and development, has been officially transferred from the contractor to Battelle, which manages PNNL for the DOE, signifying a major step towards its completion. Funded by the DOE Office of Electricity, with additional investments from the state of Washington, PNNL, and Battelle, the $75 million facility is set to bolster the resilience, reliability, and security of the future electric grid through the development and deployment of cutting-edge, long-duration grid storage technologies. Read more about GSL.
PNNL Staff Recognized with Secretary's Honor Award
Experts lauded for contributions to mission-critical DOE projects—from grid modernization to nuclear fuel, to assistance to Ukraine and Puerto Rico. Read more here.
PNNL's Du Named Interim Co-Director of Advanced Grid Institute
PNNL Electrical Engineer, Wei Du, has been appointed Advanced Grid Institute interim co-director. The institute, jointly led by PNNL and Washington State University, works on developing a national-scale simulation platform and data framework for complex, future power systems. Read more here.
PNNL Expert Contributes to Discussion on Electric Grid Capacity Challenges
PNNL transmission reliability and security expert, Jeff Dagle, provides insight into Washington's electric grid challenges, including high demand, extreme weather, and wildfires. Read more here.
PNNL Scientists Put Forth a Smarter Way to Protect a Smarter Grid
Experts offer new approach to protect the grid from cyberattack threats posed by the proliferation of programmable devices. Read more here.
Meet ChatGrid: PNNL's New AI-powered Grid Visualization Tool for Systems Planners and Operators
ChatGrid is a revolutionary tool that uses AI to turn questions about the grid into helpful visualizations. Read more here.
Can We Connect Renewable Energy Hubs with Electricity Consumption Hubs?
PNNL partners with National Renewable Energy Laboratory researchers to study a new approach to grid planning that could make it possible to power homes with the nation's lowest-cost wind and solar energy, no matter where people live. Read more here.
PNNL research provides a clear understanding of the technology needs for integrating energy storage into the grid. We work with utilities and industry to assess the optimal role for energy storage installations under local operational and market conditions. Our research teams support field deployments where we work with stakeholders to characterize the value, understand usage and controls, and generally improve the benefits that energy storage systems provide to the grid. These data, provided to all stakeholders, assure that research development and deployment is working toward a cleaner power future for America.
Understanding the benefits of the wide variety of storage technologies and developing the critical advancements required to bring down the cost of energy storage will help integrate renewable power sources such as wind, solar, and marine energy and energize a modern, flexible, and resilient power grid.
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