Scientific foundations and technology development The goal is to more than double the energy output per mass compared to existing batteries. We lead national programs like the Battery 500 Consortium to improve energy storage for electric vehicles. PNNL is building the Grid Storage Launchpad, an innovation and testing facility to accelerate development, validation, and commercial readiness of storage systems for the power grid.įor transportation applications, we collaborate with researchers across the country on large energy storage initiatives. Collaborate with researchers in academia and at other national laboratories, as well as with end users, manufacturers, regulators, and governmental agencies, to develop and launch promising energy storage technologies on a path to deployment.Īt PNNL, we connect cutting-edge fundamental scientists with end-use domain experts to discover and develop new energy storage technologies that can support a future decarbonized world, including a clean, resilient electric grid.Accelerate new technology discovery and development based on strong scientific foundations in materials, power systems, and artificial intelligence and machine learning.Validate emerging technologies-not just at the laboratory level, but at scales that are relevant to end users and that instill confidence for industrial developers.

PNNL is distinguished in energy storage research and development by its capabilities to: (Photo by Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)Īdvanced energy storage technologies that deliver better performance and duration at lower costs are key to creating a cleaner, more reliable, and resilient electric power grid and all the benefits that clean, abundant energy provides to our country, including a decarbonized transportation sector. In the PNNL Redox Flow Battery Laboratory, researchers assemble and test small flow batteries.

PNNL-Sequim (Marine and Coastal Research).

Interdiction Technology and Integration Laboratory.

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory.

Electricity Infrastructure Operations Center.

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement User Facility.

Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Distinguished Graduate Research Programs.

Hydropower Cybersecurity and Digitalization.

Environmental Performance of Hydropower.

Marine Energy Resource Characterization.

Environmental Monitoring for Marine Energy.

Grid Integration, Controls, and Architecture.

Energy Efficient Technology Integration.Mass Spectrometry-Based Measurement Technologies.

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