Tri-Cities Tech Business Update
PNNL Wins Two FLC Far West Regional Awards
The Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Far West Region has bestowed upon PNNL two 2011 awards for Outstanding Commercialization Success. The winning technologies include: Low Noise Quantum Cascade Laser Current Controller (QCL), which is a laser power source that when used in laser-based gas sensors enables scientists to more accurately detect smaller levels of trace gases than would otherwise be possible; the Propylene Glycol from Renewable Sources (PGRS) process offers a commercially proven, cost-effective way to make propylene glycol-used in numerous household products around the world-from renewable, rather than petroleum-based, feedstocks.
