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Energy Systems

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The Energy Systems Division conducts applied R&D to strengthen the economy, and enable energy independence, mobility, and national security.

The Energy Systems division pursues applied research and development to strengthen the economy, enable energy independence, mobility, and national security. The division conducts research, development, and demonstration from bench through development based on critical alliances/partnerships with industrial partners, universities, other national laboratories, and other Argonne divisions/directorates.

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Balancing nuclear and renewable energy

Nuclear power plants typically run either at full capacity or not at all. Yet the plants have the technical ability to adjust to the changing demand for power and thus better accommodate sources of renewable energy such as wind or solar power.
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OUR PEOPLE

With an unwavering focus on our mission, our researchers take an interdisciplinary approach to research, advancing their fields of study and generating new knowledge for the benefit of future generations.

Thomas Wallner

Section Manager, Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology

Our Mission

The Energy Systems division conducts applied R&D to strengthen the economy, enable energy independence, mobility and national security. RD&D from bench through development based on critical alliances/partnerships with industrial partners, universities, other national laboratories, and other Argonne divisions/directorates

Our Vision

We pursue transformational applied science and engineering to meet the nation’s energy, sustainability, mobility, and security challenges.