PNNL's most promising technologies related to building energy efficiency, biofuels, vehicles, water power, and/or advanced technology will receive a boost in commercialization efforts as a result of DOE's new Lab-Corps Program, which will enable lab teams to gain direct market feedback on technology. More...

In December, PNNL researchers launched an instrumented buoy off the coast of Virginia, it will remain there for up to a year while measuring the power-generating potential of offshore wind. More...

The U.S. DOE and PNNL are developing a vision for future buildings based on the collective views of thought leaders from industry and academia. Launched in December 2014, the project is collecting ideas that will contribute to a clear, compelling vision for the built environment while also advancing DOE program planning and strategies. More...

PNNL researchers improved processes that convert biomass directly into bio-oils and bio-crudes. This reduced the cost of making fuels from wood-based bio-oils by a whopping 60 percent, from $12/gge in 2009 to $4.60/gge today (gge = gasoline gallon equivalent). More...

With climate change and increasing development in watersheds, what tools will water resource managers need in the next five to ten years? This is the question PNNL researchers set out to answer in the Environmental Protection Agency project 'Snow Caps to White Caps.' This question is especially important in fast-growing watersheds, such as the Snohomish Basin in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. More...

At the request of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Dawn Wellman, program manager for environmental remediation and health research at PNNL, organized and taught a week-long course on Groundwater Pollution, Hydrology, and Remediation at IAEA Headquarters in December 2014. The IAEA now plans to include the course in its annual training program for protection of water resources. More...

A recent PNNL study shows that gas-bearing shales could play an important role in addressing carbon dioxide storage needs in the United States, particularly in the Northeast where other options are limited. Casie Davidson, a PNNL researcher, presented these exciting new findings at the 12th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies. More...

Recently published PNNL research into radiolysis - or radiation's ability to cause molecular decomposition in substances - demonstrated a tendency for the radiolysis system to jump unpredictably from one condition to another. The findings may help explain some anomalies that have turned up in similar experiments in this research field. More...

Sue Clark, an internationally known environmental radiochemist, joined PNNL in January as a Battelle Fellow. Dr. Clark will lead PNNL's new Nuclear Process Science Initiative, which seeks to better understand waste processing and nuclear forensics, while leveraging the unique capabilities of PNNL's Radiochemical Processing Laboratory. More...

The world's uranium reserve could be increased by 1,000 with a high-performance absorbent that extracts uranium from seawater. PNNL researchers tested the new sorbent at its Marine Sciences Laboratory, and additional tests are planned at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of Miami to compare results. More...