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“It’s hot out there.” Those four words sum up many of our conversations this summer as we endured triple-digit temperatures and sought ways to beat the heat.At the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, researchers…

Bojana Ginovska can put things into perspective.Perhaps witnessing the political disintegration of Eastern Europe can do that to a person.Ginovska was in her early teens when her native Yugoslavia ceased to exist. It was a two-year…

Researchers have increased the lifetime of a promising electric vehicle battery to a record level, an important step toward the goal of lighter, less expensive and long-lasting batteries for future electric vehicles. The work is reported…

For most people considering any large purchase, cost is a major consideration. But cost is balanced by value. What do they get out of the investment over the long haul? Is it worth it?The same holds true for major investments in our…

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) and a research team at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have recently released the Healthy Buildings and Energy Support Tool, known as H-BEST.H-BEST was…

The nation is sharpening its focus on sustainable energy, including the goal of eliminating greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Here in Washington state, the 2019 Clean Energy Transformation Act sets the course for carbon-free electricity…

A deceptively simple sensor system developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory can prevent dangerous conditions from developing in outdoor battery cabinets.Supported by DOE’s Office of Electricity,…

People around the world have marveled at the exploits of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, from launch to landing to supporting helicopter test flights above the Red Planet.Dave…

A compound used widely in candles offers promise for a modern energy challenge—storing massive amounts of energy to be fed into the electric grid as the need arises.Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National…

Imagine filling up your gas tank with 10 gallons of gas, driving just far enough to burn a half gallon and discarding the rest. Then, repeat. That is essentially the practice that the U.S. nuclear industry is following.Spent nuclear fuel…