Idaho National Laboratory
Facility Overview
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has extensive modeling, simulation, and hardware testing expertise in systems that can be integrated with marine energy technologies. These include hybrid configurations involving microgrids, offshore wind, hydrogen production and storage, and battery systems. Our modeling and numeric analysis capabilities within these topics include development and use of specialized tools fit-for-purpose to conduct these types of analysis. Some, such as the Xendee platform, are commercial tools that INL helps co-develop and implements for microgrid and hybrid system design; others, such as Framework for Optimization of Resources and Economics Ecosystem (FORCE) used for the simulation and techno-economic evaluation of complex integrated energy systems have been developed in-house at INL.
Additionally, INL offers advanced capabilities in reliability analysis and risk assessment, employing methodologies such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Event Tree Analysis (ETA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and Accelerated Life Testing (ALT) to evaluate system resilience, identify vulnerabilities, and support robust design decisions for marine energy integration.
