Innovative research.
Through collaboration with industry partners, we are at the forefront of innovation and new technologies that are helping to build more reliable, resilient energy networks and advance the clean energy transition.
Renewable Energy
- Assessing the Complementarity of Wind and Solar Energy in Kentucky
- Rethinking Wind in Kentucky
- Assesing Wind Energy’s Potential for Kentucky
- Case Study Report: Solar PV Panel Performance and Soiling Analyses of E.W. Brown Solar Facility
- Ghent Generating Station Nuclear Feasibility Study
- LG&E and KU Applies EPRI’s Solar Grazing Research to Improve Vegitation Management
- Reevaluating the Opportunity for Wind Energy in Kentucky: Advancing Technology, Changing Economics, and Generation Complementarity
- Spatiotemporal Wind Energy Assessment for Transmission Network Integration Considering the Location of Electrical Substations and Loads
- PPL won the Top Innovator in Energy Transition Award
- LG&E and KU earn national honors in technology and innovation
- Decarbonization Analysis for Thermal Generation and Regionally Integrated Large-Scale Renewables Based on Minutely Optimal Dispatch with a Kentucky Case Study
- Evaluating Opportunities for Sheep Grazing at Utility Scale Solar Facilities in the United States: A Review
- Solar Grazing: Viability of Grazing Sheep for Vegetation Management, Year 2
- Study of Renewable Energy Penetration on a Benchmark Generation and Transmission System
- Solar Grazing: Viability of Grazing Sheep for Vegetation Management
- Solar Share live dashboard | LG&E and KU
- Using solar and storage to meet 100% of the electricity requirements of a distribution circuit
- LG&E and KU earn EPRI Technology Transfer Awards
- Energy Storage and Solar Photovoltaic Demonstration Projects
- LG&E and KU Utilize EPRI Resources and Staff to Design Solar PV Project
- Live Solar Generation Data | LG&E and KU
- Incorporating battery energy storage systems into multi-MW grid connected PV systems
- The Design and Analysis of Large Solar PV Farm Configurations With DC-Connected Battery Systems
- Improving the capacity factor and stability of multi-MW grid connected PV systems with results from a 1MW/2MWh battery demonstrator
- On the Control of a Solid State Transformer for Multi-MW Utility-Scale PV-Battery Systems
- Fuzzy-Polar Controller for Wind-Turbine Synchronous Generator
- Fuzzy Speed Regulation of a Wind-Turbine DC Generator
Energy Storage
- Assessing Energy Storage Degradation from Field Test Data
- Comparing the Utility of Robust vs. Sparse Energy Storage Data Sets
- Causes and Prevention of Thermal Runaway in Lithium-Ion Batteries — a U.S. Utility Perspective
- Method and system for recycling lithium ion batteries using electrochemical lithium ion purification, U.S. Patent Application 2024/0003019 (Published Jan. 4, 2024)
- Recovery of valuable materials and graphite from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries, U.S. Patent Application 2024/0055685 (Published Feb. 15, 2024)
- Silver recovery from end-of-life silicon solar panels, U.S. Patent Application 2024/0376622 (Published Nov. 14, 2024)
- The Design and Analysis of Large Solar PV Farm Configurations With DC-Connected Battery Systems
- Parameter Identification for Cells, Modules, Racks, and Battery for Utility-Scale Energy Storage Systems
- On the Control of a Solid State Transformer for Multi-MW Utility-Scale PV-Battery Systems
- Measurement and estimation of the equivalent circuit parameters for multi-MW battery systems
- Modeling and simulation of a utility-scale battery energy storage system
- Incorporating battery energy storage systems into multi-MW grid connected PV systems
- Improving the capacity factor and stability of multi-MW grid connected PV systems with results from a 1MW/2MWh battery demonstrator
- Power Utility Tests for Multi-MW High Energy Batteries
Carbon Capture
- Innovative compact multi-fluid absorber for CO2 capture using advanced absorbents and microbubble technology
- Examining the Reactions of Ethanolamine’s Thermal Degradation Compounds in Carbon Capture through 1H NMR and 13C NMR
- Optimizing Direct Air Capture Solvents to Minimize Energy of CO2 Release in a Carbonate Electrolyzer
- Apparatus and Method for Carbon Capture via Electrochemical-Membrane Separation, U.S. Patent Application 2024/0382897 (Published Nov 21, 2024)
- Targeted Destruction of VOCs within CO2 Capture Plants
- Biocatalytic Textiles for CO2 Point-Source and Direct Air Capture
- Ash Fouling Free Regenerative Air Preheater for Deep Cyclic Operation
- Carbon Capture System with Temperature Controlled Absorber Bottom, U.S. Patent Application 2024/0157285 (Published May 16, 2024)
- Evaluation of Geologic C02 Storage Potential at LG&E and Kentucky Utilities Cane Run Generating Station, Jefferson Country, Kentucky
- Minimize Energy Consumption of CO2 Release in a Flow Electrolyzer By Optimizing Direct Air Capture Solvents
- Targeted electrochemical reduction of carcinogenic N-nitrosamines from emission control systems within CO2 capture plants
- Apparatus and Method for Enhancing Yield and Transfer Rate of a Packed Bed, U.S. Patent Application 2023/0101974 (Published March 30, 2023)
- Micropatterning of alumina tubular membranes via laser carving for enhanced direct air capture
- Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Technology Development: 2023 Update
- Research on oxygen solubility in aqueous amine solvents with common additives used for CO2 chemical absorption
- CO2 absorption intensification using three-dimensional printed dynamic polarity packing in a bench-scale integrated CO2 capture system
- Linear relationships for modeling CO2 absorption in aqueous alkanolamine solutions in a thermodynamically consistent way
- Pilot scale testing of an advanced solvent in a 0.7 MWe post-combustion CO2 capture unit
- Investigation of chemical stabilities and contact angle of 3D printed polymers with CO2 capture solvents to enhance absorber performance
- Electrochemical Cell, Method and Apparatus for Capturing Carbon Dioxide from Flue Gas and Decomposing Nitrosamine Compounds, U.S. Patent Application 2020/0001231 (Published January 2, 2020).
- FAU zeolite membranes for dewatering of amine-based post-combustion CO2 capture solutions
- A Laboratory Corrosion Inhibition Study of Carbon Steel Using 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) under Post-combustion CO2 Capture Conditions
- CO2 Mass Transfer Enhancement of Aqueous Amine Solvents by Particle Additives, U.S. Patent 10,589,214 (Issued March 17, 2020).
- Application of a Small Unmanned Aerial System to Measure Ammonia Emissions from a Pilot Amine-CO2 Capture System
- Apparatus and Method for Recovering an Amine Solvent from an Acid Gas Stream, U.S. Patent 2020/0001227 (Published December, 2021).
- Method and Apparatus for Increasing Mass Transfer in Aqueous Gas Adsorption Processes, U.S. Patent 10,702,826 (Issued July 7, 2020).
- Application of a Heat Integrated Post-combustion CO2 Capture System with Hitachi Advanced Solvent into Existing Coal-Fired Power Plant (Final Technical Report)
- Enhancing CO2 absorption for post-combustion carbon capture via zinc- based biomimetic catalysts in industrially relevant amine solutions
- Evaluation of Different Solvent Performance in a 0.7 MWe Pilot Scale CO2 Capture Unit
- Integrated hybrid process for solvent-based CO2 capture using a pre-concentrating membrane: A pilot scale study
- Decomposition of N-nitrosamines formed in CO2 capture systems through electrochemically- mediated reduction on carbon xerogel electrode
- Foaming Dependence on the Interface Affinities of Surfactant-like Molecules
- Thermal degradation rate and kinetic modeling of CO2 loaded amine solvent blends of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol and 1-amino 2-propanol
- Method of Development and Use of Catalyst- Functionalized Catalytic-particles to Increase the Mass Transfer Rate of Solvents Used in Acid Gas Cleanup, U.S. Patent 10,322,367 (Issued June 18, 2019).
- Method of Increasing Mass Transfer Rate of Acid Gas Scrubbing Solvents, U.S. Patent 10,213,734, (Issued February 26, 2019).
- Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Technology Development: 2019 Update
- Reduction of Amine Emissions From an Aqueous Amine Carbon Dioxide Capture System Using Charged Colloidal Gas Aphrons, U.S. Patent 10,252,216, (Issued April 9, 2019).
- Packing Material Sonication, U.S. Patent Application 2019/0015810, (Published January 17, 2019)
- Laboratory to Bench-Scale Evaluation of an Integrated CO2 Capture System Using a Thermostable Carbonic Anhydrase Promoted K2CO3 Solvent with Low Temperature Vacuum Stripping
- CFD Modeling on Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Multiphase Counter-Current Flow in a Structured Packed Bed for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture
- 3D Numerical Study of Multiphase Counter-Current Flow within a Packed Bed for Post Combustion Carbon Dioxide Capture
- Device-scale CFD Modeling of Gas-liquid Multiphase Flow and Amine Absorption for CO2 Capture
- Determining the Henry’s volatility coefficient of nitrosamines in CO2 capture Solvents
- Method of Increasing Mass Transfer Rate of Acid Gas Scrubbing Solvents, U.S. Patent 9,957,284 (Issued May 1, 2018).
- Use of Carbon Steel for Construction of Postcombustion CO2 Capture Facilities: A Pilot-Scale Corrosion Study
- Pilot testing of a heat integrated 0.7 MWe CO2 capture system with two-stage air-stripping: Amine degradation and metal accumulation
- Selective Removal of Nitrosamines from a Model Amine Carbon-Capture Waterwash Using Low-Cost Activated-Carbon Sorbents
- Pilot testing of a heat integrated 0.7MWe CO2 capture system with two-stage air-stripping: Emission
- Thermal Degradation Pathways of Aqueous Diamine CO2 Capture Solvents
- Application of Surface Tension Model for Prediction of Interfacial Speciation of CO2-loaded Aqueous Solutions of Monoethanolamine
- Enhancements in Mass Transfer for Carbon Capture Solvents Part II: Micron-Sized Solid Particles
- Thermal Degradation Rate of 2-Amino- 2-methyl-1-propanol to Cyclic 4,4-Dimethyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one; Mechanistic Aspects and Kinetics Investigation
- Molecular Modeling of the Physical Properties for Aqueous Amine Solution Containing a CO2 Hydration Catalyst
- Solubility and Thermodynamic Modeling of Carcinogenic Nitrosamines in Aqueous Amine Solvents for CO2 Capture
- Solvent Degradation and Emissions from a 0.7 MWe Pilot CO2 Capture System with Two-Stage Stripping
- Techno-Economic Analysis of a Secondary Air Stripper Process
- Method of Inhibiting Nitrosation of an Aqueous Amine Solution Used in a Process of Removing Carbon Dioxide From a Flue Gas, U.S. Patent 9,675,928 (Issued June 13, 2017).
- CO2 loading-dependent corrosion of carbon steel and formation of corrosion products in anoxic 30 wt.% monoethanolamine-based solutions
- Corrosion mitigation via a pH stabilization method in monoethanolamine-based solutions for post-combustion CO2 capture
- Carbonic anhydrase mimics for enhanced CO2 absorption in an amine-based capture solvent
- FeCO3 Coating Process toward the Corrosion Protection of Carbon Steel in a Postcombustion CO2 Capture System
- Integrated Bench-Scale Parametric Study on CO2 Capture Using a Carbonic Anhydrase Promoted K2CO3 Solvent with Low Temperature Vacuum Stripping
- Thermal Degradation Rate of 2Amino-2-methyl-1-propanol to Cyclic 4,4-Dimethyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one: Experiments and Kinetics Modeling
- Understanding the Corrosion of CO2-loaded 2-Amino-2-Methyl-1-Propanol Solutions Assisted by Thermodynamic Modeling
- Catalysts and Methods of Increasing Mass Transfer Rate of Acid Gas Scrubbing Solvents, U.S. Patent 9,266,102 (Issued February 23, 2016).
- Hybrid Process Using a Membrane To Enrich Flue Gas CO2 With a Solvent-Based Post-Combustion CO2 Capture System, U.S. Patent 9,409,120 (Issued August 9, 2016).
- Method of Increasing Mass Transfer Rate of Acid Gas Scrubbing Solvents, U.S. Patent 9,409,125 (Issued August 9, 2016).
- Solvent and Method for Removal of an Acid Gas from a Fluid Stream, U.S. Patent 9,468,883 (Issued October 18, 2016).
- Suitability and Stability of 2-Mercaptobenzimidazole as a Corrosion Inhibitor in a Post-Combustion CO2 Capture System
- Catalyst Design for Mitigating Nitrosamines in CO2 Capture Process
- Aspen Modeling for MEA-CO2 Loop: Dynamic Gridding for Accurate Column Profile
- Trace Metals Accumulation in a Coal-fired Post Combustion CO2 Capture Process with Amine-based Solvents
- Reduction of amine mist emissions from a pilot-scale CO2 capture process using charged colloidal gas aphrons
- Contaminant-Tolerant Solvent and Stripping Chemical and Process for Using Same for Carbon Capture from Combustion Gases, U.S. Patent 8,940,261 (Issued January 27, 2015).
- Impact of Flue Gas Contaminants on Monoethanolamine Thermal Degradation
- Impact of fly ash on monoethanolamine degradation during CO2 capture
- Corrosion Benefits of Piperazine as an Alternative CO2 Capture Solvent
- Improving Carbon Capture from Power Plant Emissions with Zinc- and Cobalt-based Catalysts
- Corrosion Behavior of Carbon Steel in Piperazine Solutions for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture
- Possible Ways to Minimize Nitrosation Reactions during Post-combustion CO2 Capture Process
- Thermal Degradation Comparison of Amino Acid Salts, Alkanolamines and Diamines in CO2 Capture
- Destroying nitrosamines in post-combustion CO2 capture
- Catalyst Development for Rate Enhanced Acid Gas (CO2) Scrubbing
- Reducing Amine Aerosol Emissions from Carbon Capture Systems Using Colloidal Gas Aphrons
- Minimizing solvent degradation and corrosion using multifunctional additive
- Study of a Novel Solvent System for CO2 Capture from Post-Combustion Flue Gas
- Synthesis of T-type Zeolite Nanoparticles for the Separation of CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 by Adsorption Process
- Thermal degradation of amino acid salts in CO2 capture
- Heat Stable Salt Accumulation and Solvent Degradation in a Pilot-Scale CO2 Capture Process Using Coal Combustion Flue Gas
- The Equilibrium Solubility of Carbon Dioxide in Aqueous Solutions of Morpholine: Experimental Data and Thermodynamic Modeling
- Absorption of Carbon Dioxide in Aqueous Morpholine Solutions
- Application of Electrolyte-NRTL Model for Prediction of the Viscosity of Carbon Dioxide Loaded Aqueous Amine Solutions
- Evaluation of Geologic CO2 Storage Potential at LG&E and Kentucky Utilities Power Plant Locations, Central and Western Kentucky
- Fossil-Fuel-Fired Power Plant, U.S. Patent 9,021,810 (Issued May 15, 2015).
- A facile method for determination of amine speciation in CO2 capture solutions
- Comparison of solvent performance of CO2 capture from coal-derived flue gas: A pilot scale study
- Solvent Regeneration with a High Volatility Liquid as Stripping Carrier
- Simulation of the Energy Consumption on CO2 Capture by Aqueous Monoethanolamine in Pilot Plant
- NF/RO faujasite zeolite membrane-ammonia absorption solvent hybrid system for potential post-combustion CO2 capture application
- Corrosion behavior of an aluminized nickel coating in a carbon dioxide capture process using aqueous monoethanolamine
- Electrochemical study of corrosion behavior of carbon steel A106 and stainless steel 304 in aqueous monoethanolamine
- The Effect of Fly Ash on Fluid Dynamics of CO2 Scrubber in Coal-Fired Power Plant
Demand / Electrification
- Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of Solar-Based Electrical Vehicles Charging Stations Integrated with Hydrogen Production
- Integrating Hybrid PV/Wind-Based Electric Vehicles Charging Stations with Green Hydrogen Production in Kentucky Through Techno-Economic Assessment
- Analysis of Climate Change Data Across PPL Corporation Service Territories
- Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Observed Changes in Seasonal Temperatures in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island
- Forecast of Community Total Electric Load and HVAC Component Disaggregation through a New LSTM-Based Method
- Global research and development organization recognizes LG&E and KU Energyx
- EPRI-PPL Pennsylvania State Utility Project Summary White Paper: Electrification Scenarios for Pennsylvania’s Energy Future
- EPRI-PPL Pennsylvania State Utility Project Task 1: Final Presentation
- EPRI-PPL Pennsylvania State Utility Project Task 2: Qualitative Transmission Impacts
- EPRI-PPL Pennsylvania State Utility Project Task 3: Emerging Technologies Summary
- EPRI-PPL Pennsylvania State Utility Project Task 3: Industry Summary
- EPRI-PPL Pennsylvania State Utility Project Task 3: On-Road and Non-Road Transportation Summary
- EPRI-PPL Pennsylvania State Utility Project Task 3: Residential and Commercial Buildings Summary
- EPRI-PPL Pennsylvania State Utility Project Task 3: Utility-Level Electrification Assessment and Implementation Plan
- AEP and LG&E and KU Reduce O&M Costs Through the EPRI Recommended Integrated Approach to Life Management of CSEF Steels
- PPL Electric Utilities Electrification Portfolio Assessment
- LG&E and KU Electric Service Plan Customer Preferences Estimator Tool
- LG&E and KU Use EPRI Guidelines to Design First HRSG
- Load-Leveling Trainer for Demand Side Management on a 45kW Cyber-Physical Microgrid
Distribution and Transmission
- PPL Electric Utilities wins industry award for innovative distribution system tool
- Dual-Layer Voltage and Var Control for Power Distribution Systems
- Optimal capacitor placement and rating for large-scale utility power distribution systems employing load-tap-changing transformer control
- Cooperative Control for Mitigation of Voltage Fluctuations in Power Distribution Systems
- Cvr study and active power loss estimation based on analytical and ann method
- ZIP load modeling for single and aggregate loads and CVR factor estimation
- Kalman filter based approach for ZIP load modeling for aggregate loads
- PPL Electric Utilities Wins EPRI Technology Transfer Award for application of downed wire detection technology
- Systems and Methods for Attachment of Multiple Utility Conductors using a Megavang, U.S. Patent Application Publication 2019/0207373 (Published Jul. 4, 2019)
- Systems and methods for relay logic for alarming and tripping for energized downed conductors, U.S. Patent Application Publication 2019/0206219 (Published Jul. 4, 2019)
- Systems and methods for script implemented logic for trigger for converting electromechanical relay outputs into fauklt indication for automatic restoration application, U.S. Patent Application Publication 2019/0207377 (Published Jul. 4, 2019)
- Automatic Fault Location and Event Analysis at LG&E/KU: Demonstration of openXDA and EPRI Open PQ Dashboard Software