How hydropower can help the grid recover from extreme events
Researchers examined how hydropower’s flexibility can provide grid resilience in the face of events such as rolling blackouts, hurricanes and earthquakes.
Trash to Treasure: Sustainable recycling of electric vehicle batteries
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) aims to make the recycling of lithium-ion batteries easier, more efficient, and potentially more sustainable.
Energy I-Corps offers INL teams ‘extreme’ insights into tech commercialization
Energy I-Corps is a program sponsored by DOE aimed at helping engineers and scientists from national labs commercialize the technologies they have developed
Idaho laboratory joins national research programs for making ‘green’ hydrogen
Idaho National Laboratory is a member of two new DOE research consortia charged with exploring new methods and technologies for hydrogen production.
Pilot projects test a path to hydrogen economy
Several projects funded by DOE aim to reduce the carbon footprint of commerical hydrogen production by exploiting the capabilities of nuclear power plants.
Participants sought for electric vehicle data collection
The Electric Vehicle Widescale Analysis for Tomorrow’s Transportation Solutions project will collect data from electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Idaho researchers look underground for energy storage solutions
Researchers at INL and the Center for Advanced Energy Studies are addressing energy issues through a process known as geothermal energy.
Fusion research at INL’s STAR lab
At INL, a small team operates an experimental lab called Safety and Tritium Applied Research (STAR) to lead fusion research into tritium safety.
Researchers use neutron radiography to detect pollution in sea sponges
A team of INL researchers is working to help transfer the use of neutron radiography to a variety of different scientific fields.
Turning municipal wastewater into bioenergy
Cyanobacteria is harmful to humans, pets and wildlife. An INL researcher has developed a novel way to grow bacteria for bioenergy, and clean up wastewater.
Idaho researchers lead DOE effort to protect nation’s wind energy infrastructure
Researchers at INL are leading several U.S. Department of Energy-funded efforts to protect the nation’s wind energy infrastructure.
Taking temperatures underground to better extract energy from the earth
There are challenges holding geothermal energy back. An earth scientist at INL heads a research project that aims to overcome those barriers.
INL research highlighted in the journal Advanced Materials
INL was recently highlighted by scientific journal Advanced Materials for their work to make nonrenewable resources cleaner and more efficient.
Former INL intern uses computer/data analysis skills to help predict avalanches
Former INL intern Danielle Barna joined with the BTNF Avalanche Center by using satellites to detect an avalanche in Grand Teton National Park.
Unraveling the Secrets of Geopolymers
INL researcher Gorakh Pawar is developing models that allow highly accurate simulations of the evolution of so-called geopolymers.
Outstanding researcher highlight: Sergiy Sazhin
With a new technology developed by INL researcher Dr. Sergiy Sazhin and his colleagues, the risk of battery failure can now be significantly reduced.
Tapping into expertise: The quest for sustainable ammonia production
A collaboration between startup Starfire Energy and scientists at INL may lead to a new way to store and convert energy from the wind and sun into ammonia.
National Labs resume plutonium production for space exploration
Plutonium is hard to come by. That’s why DOE is producing a new supply of Pu-238 to enable and power future NASA missions.
Bringing high-power charging to heavy-duty EVs
High-power charging could charge large commercial vehicle batteries fast enough to make EVs a viable option for businesses and municipalities.
CoDeAc: Safe, Fast Radionuclide Detection
INL researchers developed a detection tool for first responders that immediately identifies the precense of radiation and radioactive materials.