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It’s your nickel: Small changes in materials could lead to big improvements in fast charging

June 5, 2023

The key to developing an electric vehicle battery that can charge as quickly as it takes to fill a car with gasoline lies within its materials. High-nickel, layered-oxide cathode materials have potential to make EV batteries charge faster, go farther and last longer. Now a team of researchers led by Idaho National Laboratory has learned […]

National laboratories team with Idaho Power to evaluate hydrogen generation integrated with hydropower

May 10, 2023

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Idaho National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have partnered with Idaho Power to evaluate the feasibility and advantages of making hydrogen at existing hydropower plants.

More than 150 Idaho technologies licensed in 2022

April 3, 2023

Thousands of innovations and technologies have been discovered at Idaho National Laboratory since its establishment more than 70 years ago. The discoveries include everything from cybersecurity software that reduces risk of cyberattacks to inventions that improve the safety and efficiency of nuclear reactors. But to truly make impact, the technologies must make the jump from […]

Taking charge of our future: New federal program enhances nationwide electric vehicle infrastructure

March 20, 2023

Before electric vehicles can lead the way into a cleaner energy future, drivers must have confidence that they can find a charger when they need one. The new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, or NEVI, formula program is addressing that challenge head-on. A series of federal recommendations announced last week aims to make electric vehicle charging […]

An electrifying future: Idaho National Laboratory’s role in White House efforts to make vehicle charging more accessible

March 1, 2023

Idaho National Laboratory’s role in White House efforts to make vehicle charging more accessible.

High and dry: Idaho National Laboratory-developed software helps farmers manage water usage

February 13, 2023

Idaho National Laboratory-developed software helps farmers manage water usage. INL scientists explore key issues such as water supply and extreme weather events, like drought, through the laboratory’s energy and environmental research efforts.

Microgrid in a Box opening new possibilities in defense, utilities, disaster relief

February 9, 2023

Microgrid in a Box, it includes 320 kilowatt-hours of battery storage, and can tie seamlessly into a modern electrical grid and coordinate the distribution of electricity for a small village, military base, or, in the event of a disaster, a hospital, transportation depot, or other critical infrastructure building.

Starting small: Three microgrid projects bring clean energy to Army in Kuwait

January 31, 2023

To help reduce carbon emissions from troops abroad, Idaho National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Defense are developing three pilot demonstration projects that will establish clean energy and sustainability solutions for the U.S. Army Central Command in Kuwait.

Advanced research agency funds two Idaho National Laboratory net-zero research projects

January 26, 2023

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPAE) has awarded more than $5.8 million to Idaho National Laboratory to support research that boosts domestic supplies of the critical elements needed to meet the nation’s clean energy goals.

Idaho technology changing outlook of advanced materials development

December 14, 2022

Idaho National Laboratory is on a new path of exploration, as it has executed multiple agreements with Innovyz USA, a Chicago-based company that works with universities and laboratories to find new technologies ready for commercialization.