Energy, Climate, & Infrastructure Security (ECIS)

Photovoltaics

SunShot Grand Challenge: Regional Test Centers

Joshua Stein speaks about the benefits of the Regional Test Centers (RTCs) and how they will further advance the DOE SunShot goals.

SunShot Grand Challenge Summit and Technology Forum

Sandia will be a participant in the upcoming SunShot Grand Challenge Summit and Technology Forum. The SunShot Initiative is leading the first in a series of Energy Department Grand Challenges that address the scientific, technological, and market barriers to achieving breakthroughs in national energy challenges. The SunShot Grand Challenge Summit and Technology Forum will convene the [...]

A Model for the Nation: Promoting Education and Innovation in Vermont’s Electricity Sector

We are pleased to announce the publication of “A Model for the Nation: Promoting Education and Innovation in Vermont’s Electricity Sector,” a 70-page report summarizing the activities and outcomes of our Vermont-Sandia partnership’s initial year. This document speaks to the broad collaborative effort involved, to the strong and enduring partnership, now formally known as the [...]

Tutorial on FMEA Process

On April 6, 2012, in

FMEA Process   Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) is a process that helps improve product reliability, manufacturing problems and customer satisfaction. Click on the link below to open an interactive tutorial to FMEA, how it works, and how Sandia uses it to improve PV system reliability. OPEN FMEA TUTORIAL  

Solar Resource Assessment

On April 4, 2012, in

Solar resource is one of the most important inputs to PV power plant yield and performance evaluations. It is also one of the most difficult quantities to measure and estimate accurately. Sandia’s Solar Resource Assessment program researches and develops models and algorithms for estimating, predicting, and forecasting the solar resource. Current research efforts at Sandia [...]

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