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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory located in Richland, Washington. It is managed and operated by Battelle Memorial Institute under a contract with the DOE, functioning as a federally funded research and development center.
The laboratory conducts multidisciplinary scientific research and technological development in areas such as energy production, environmental science, national security, and fundamental physics and chemistry. Its work includes advancing sustainable technologies, chemical processes, materials science, and computational modeling to address challenges in clean energy and industrial applications.
PNNL operates several specialized user facilities and collaborates extensively with industry partners, universities, and government agencies. It employs thousands of researchers and supports projects in sustainable aviation fuels, carbon management, and advanced manufacturing. As one of the DOE's national labs, it holds a prominent position in applied research, contributing to both public missions and private sector innovation in the chemical and energy industries.
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New financing will fund scaling at the Soperton ATJ plant (10M gal/yr); first close Oct 14, full close expected by Dec 2026; LanzaTech to increase its ownership stake.
