Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington employs over 4,300 people across 35 buildings to conduct research in energy, the environment, and national security. In 2015, the lab contracted with Magnum Energy Solutions to install a wireless energy management system using sensors to monitor occupancy, temperature, and other data points. This information is transmitted to gateways and then to the existing building automation system to more efficiently control lighting, heating, and cooling based on occupancy and space conditions. The goal is to help the Department of Energy reduce energy consumption at the lab by using next-generation technologies, according to Mike Giorgi, CEO of Magnum Energy Solutions.

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Making Energy Efficiency a Priority at DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, located in Richland Washington, is one of the US Department of Energy’s
national laboratories. Employing more than 4,300 people in 35 buildings, PNNL scientists perform various research
activities. Their critical efforts include finding ways to increase US energy capacity, reducing the effects of human
activity on the environment as well as preventing acts of terrorism through applied research in information analysis.
The Sustainability Team at PNNL is walking the talk when it comes to reducing energy consumption. In early 2015,
PNNL contracted Magnum Energy Solutions to provide a wireless, self-powered energy management solution. PNNL
began by retrofitting the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory to include occupancy sensors, temperature
sensors to measure duct discharge and room temperatures as well as water tank temperatures for research purposes.
All data points collected from the sensors deployed are wirelessly transferred over RF to gateways strategically located
in the facility. These gateways translate the incoming wireless transmissions into BACnet objects, allowing the existing
Johnson Controls’ Metasys building automation system to leverage this valuable information. Space conditioning as
well as lighting can be more accurately and efficiently controlled through space averaging, occupancy control, and
automatic diagnostics.
“We are pleased to be helping support the DOE’s goal of reducing energy consumption by deploying next generation
building technologies,” states Mike Giorgi, CEO of Magnum Energy Solutions. Magnum Energy Solutions is a leading
manufacturer of innovative, self powered wireless technologies and supports efforts in the commercial and public sector.