Other Awards and Honors
2007 Awards
PNNL Staff Honored for Energy Smart Technologies
Staff in PNNL's Energy Science and Technology Directorate were honored for the role they played in helping PNNL advance energy smart research and development. Mike Davis accepted the award for Best Research and Development in smart grid technology from the organizers of the GridWeek 2007 conference at the Reagan Building in Washington D.C. The award citation recognized PNNL for much of the fundamental thinking behind the smart grid over past two decades.
In the mid-1980s, dozens of researchers at PNNL were already designing first generation data collection systems that were installed in more than 1000 buildings to monitor near real-time electricity consumption for every appliance. Huge data sets were created and analyzed that fundamentally changed the way buildings and equipment were analyzed. Much of this work is still relevant and being used today.
Based on this early work, PNNL developed a broad suite of analytic tools and technologies that resulted in better sensors, improved diagnostics, and enhanced equipment design and operation. From phasor measurement and control at the transmission level to Grid Friendly™ appliances, their imprint on the creation of the next generation electrical system is unparalleled. (announced 4/1/2007)