ORNL and Southern California Edison’s AWARE platform won a bronze 2026 R&D100 Market Disruptor Award for its innovative approach to grid reliability and wildfire prevention.
Researchers at ORNL developed a high-performance computing and physics-based modeling framework that predicts how large-scale lithium-ion battery systems age under different grid operating conditions.
ORNL has developed an AI-powered tool that detects dangerous power grid faults, including wildfire-causing electrical arcing, and alerts utilities in real time.
ORNL has licensed its Cyber Grid Guard technology to GridForge Energy Solutions to commercialize a blockchain-based platform that detects cyber threats and verifies grid data in real time, helping improve grid reliability, security, and transparency.
ORNL researchers developed an AI-powered monitoring system that automatically detects and corrects temperature-related errors during large-scale 3D printing of composite plastic parts.
ORNL researchers developed a compact, high-efficiency power converter using gallium nitride semiconductors instead of traditional silicon.
ORNL researchers have developed a “digital twin” system that pairs a real-world water purification plant with a virtual model to optimize operations in real time.
ORNL researchers developed a portable, highly sensitive detector that can identify GPS spoofing in real time, helping protect trucking shipments from theft and misdirection.
ORNL is propelling grid resilience through a partnership with regional utility EPB of Chattanooga that will demonstrate advanced microgrid capabilities to reduce customer power outages.