Lawrence Livermore earns Green Fleet Award for electric vehicle initiatives
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) was among three National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) sites recognized for its eco-minded approach to transforming on-site transportation infrastructure. The Laboratory was presented the DOE Green Fleet Award by the DOE Office of Management and was granted $500,000 for electrification projects supporting electric…
LLNL team wins $15 million to study how microbes affect carbon storage
Do dead microbes control the future of Earth’s climate? A team of researchers led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) suspects they might. Using new tools, the team can see which soil organisms are thriving and which are dying in California’s changing climate — and what happens to carbon in their cell biomass when they do. The seven-institution team has just…
Lab presented with EPA Federal Green Challenge Award
Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) employees with a Federal Green Challenge award at a ceremony last week. The Federal Green Challenge is a national effort under EPA's Sustainable Materials Management Program, challenging EPA and other federal agencies throughout the country to…
Laboratory pilots electric vehicle program
Through a collaboration with the Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) recently launched a government-owned electric vehicle program, helping the Lab and its employees to be proactive in reducing emissions and meeting future sustainability goals. See the video. The program is threefold. The Lab added a Level II charging station and two…
Laboratory recognized for its sustainability
Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 on Tuesday presented Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) with a regional-level award for significant efforts in reducing waste. The award ceremony was held at Sandia National Laboratory-California’s open campus at the monthly farmers market. This month’s farmers market theme was…
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory receives sustainability award
The Laboratory was one of several sites across the nuclear security enterprise recognized with a 2016 Sustainability Award for innovation and excellence in environmental sustainability, by the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). LLNL’s Sustainability Performance Program (SP2), in collaboration with many subject matter experts across the…
Energy and cost savings from LLNL data center consolidation earn DOE award
The Laboratory effort to conserve energy and reduce costs by consolidating data centers at LLNL has received a Sustainability Award from the U.S. Department of Energy. The program, begun in 2011, using LLNL’s High Performance Computing Strategic Facility Plan as a guide, has so far shutdown 26 data centers, representing 26,000 square feet of space, resulting in annual…
