WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A report issued by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory titled 'From Modular ADMS to Plug-and-Play Ops Distribution Grid Operations with Platform-Level Orchestration to Enable Ambitious App Hosting,' authored by Andrew P. Reiman and Monish Mukherjee, outlines a framework for modernizing distribution grid operations through modular, app-based platforms. The document, identified as PNNL-38909, was prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC0  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release: * * * Energy Secretary Keeps Coal-Fired Power Generation Alive in Florida Emergency order addresses grid reliability concerns and reduces the costs of blackouts for hardworking American families and businesses. - U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued an emergency order to keep affordable, reliable, and secure coal generation online and address critical grid reliability issues in Florida. The emerge  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the report 'Fabrication of ceramic to metal graded structure for high temperature CSP receiver application using solid state additive manufacturing,' authored by Saumyadeep Jana, Jon L. Helgeland, Josef Matyas, and Devesh Chouhan, in May 2026; the report number is PNNL-39360. The report focuses on a joining problem at the center of high-temperature concentrating solar power systems: how to bond silicon carbide, or SiC,  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A report issued by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory titled 'Small Nuclear Reactors for Maritime Ports: A Feasibility Study,' authored by Jeriah A. Whitley, Ryan A. Calkins, and Dina E. Carpenter-Graffy, explores whether compact nuclear reactors could meet rising power needs at U.S. ports. The document, PNNL-39328, was issued in March 2026 and was prepared in collaboration with the National Reactor Innovation Center. The report says maritime ports are facing   more