Applied Energy Program
Los Alamos is using its world-class scientific capabilities to enhance national energy security by developing energy sources with limited environmental impact and by improving the efficiency and reliability of the energy infrastructure.
View the Preliminary Assessment Of Post-Combustion Capture Of Carbon Dioxide At The San Juan Generating Station
Los Alamos uses world-class scientific capabilities to enhance national energy security through research and development of new concepts and technology for utilizing energy with reduced environmental impact and improved efficiency and reliability of the energy infrastructure. 
Algae production research gets boost at Los Alamos
Risk analysis for CO2 sequestration at enhanced oil recovery sites
Computer modeling helps us learn to live with wildland fires
Protecting grid from cataclysmic solar storm
Los Alamos gains role in High-Performance Computing for Materials Program
Los Alamos leverages the science and technology needed for its core mission to explore new solutions to challenges facing, many DOE program offices, including, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Fossil Energy (FE), Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), and The Advanced Research Programs Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The Science Program Office of Applied Energy (SPO-AE) coordinates the portfolio of R&D in this area, serving as the Lab's interface between applied-energy stakeholders and LANL's broad scientific and engineering base.
Los Alamos has a history of using its core capabilities to support DOE’s energy mission, a symbiotic relationship that has contributed innovative solutions to energy, while enriching the technical base Los Alamos needs to achieve its mission. Examples of this synergy include research in fuel-cells biosciences, the energy grid, and subsurface fossil and geothermal resources.
- Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) – Melissa Fox
- Advanced Manufacturing (EERE) – Melissa Fox
- Bioenergy Technologies (EERE) – Sheila Van Cuyk
- Biofuels and Bio Products – Sheila Van Cuyk
- Building Technologies (EERE) – Melissa Fox
- DOI projects (DOI) – Melissa Fox
- DOT projects (DOE) – Melissa Fox
- Extreme Environment Materials – David F. Teter
- Fuel Cell Technologies (EERE) – Rodney (Rod) Borup
- Fuel Cell Technology for Transportation – Rodney (Rod) Borup
- Geothermal Technologies (EERE) – George D. Guthrie Jr.
- Fossil Energy (FE) – George D. Guthrie Jr.
- Grid Science – Russell Bent
- Office of Electricity (OE) – Russell Bent
- Solar Energy Technologies (EERE) – Andrea Maestas
- Subsurface Energy – George D. Guthrie Jr.
- USDA projects (USDA) – Melissa Fox
- Vehicle Technologies (EERE) – Rodney (Rod) Borup
- Wind Energy Technologies (EERE) – Andrea Maestas
- Proposal Process for all above – Andrea Maestas
Partnerships
National Risk Assessment Partnership (NRAP)
DOE Sponsors
- Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy ARPA-E
- Office of Electricity OE
- Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy EERE
- Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
Other Sponsors
R&D 100 Finalists announced!
- Integrated Chutes and Sensors (Troy Semelsberger, PI) joint entry with Jenike and Johanson
- Portable Engineered Analytic Sensor with Automated Sampling (PEGASUS) - (Harshini Mukundan, PI)
- QED: Quantum Ensured Defense of the Smart Electric Grid (Ray Newell, Claira Safi, and Justin Tripp, co-PIs) joint entry with ORNL and EPB Chattanooga
- SmartTensors AI Platform (Boian Alexandrov and Monty Vesselinov, co-PIs)
2021
- The Electrochemical Society Announces 2021-2022 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship Recipients
- Integrated Chutes and Sensors
- Quantum-Ensured Defense for the Smart Electric Grid
- SmartTensors AI Platform
2020
2019
- Learn more about the 2019 Distinguished Student Award Winner, Kavitha Chintam
- Learn more about the 2019 Fuel Cell R&D Award Winner Jacob Spendelo
- Los Alamos National Laboratory research could bring hydrogen-powered semi-trucks
- Hydrogen offering a clear path to clean vehicles in NM
- Los Alamos Lab working on hydrogen-powered truck project
- NETL Funds Building of Prototype Rare Earth Sensor at LANL
- LANL and WSU researchers develop high-performance anion exchange membrane water electrolyze with nickel-iron catalyst
- Chattanooga's EPB takes quantum leap with test of new cybersecurity system
- View the Preliminary Assessment Of Post-Combustion Capture Of Carbon Dioxide At The San Juan Generating Station (pdf)
