Energy, Climate, & Infrastructure Security (ECIS)

Renewable Energy

SWiFT Partnership Opportunities

On May 21, 2013, in

The SWiFT Facility can support all manner of collaborative and fully proprietary projects. Collaborative projects which align with and expand currently funded research activities can be facilitated through Collaborative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs). Projects in which the complete intellectual property must be protected or are in a completely new R&D thrust can be arranged through Work [...]


Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWiFT) Facility

On May 21, 2013, in

Test-Bed Wind Turbines Allow Facility Flexibility While Providing Reliable Data in Many Regimes SWiFT will initially consist of three research-scale wind turbines (modified Vestas V27s) with the first two turbines spaced three diameters apart, perpendicular to the oncoming wind, and the third turbine five diameters downwind. (The turbines form a 3-, 5-, and 6-rotor-diameter-length triangle.) The [...]


Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWiFT) Facility Commissioning

On May 21, 2013, in

Tuesday, July 9, 2013 On Tuesday, July 9, 2013 the U.S. Department of Energy, Sandia National Laboratories, and Texas Tech University will host the commissioning of the Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWiFT) Facility at the Reese Technology Center in Lubbock, Texas. The SWiFT Facility is designed and built to enable rapid, cost-efficient testing and development [...]


About SWiFT

On May 21, 2013, in

SWiFT: Innovating the Future of Wind Farm Performance It is well known that large amounts of wind energy are not effectively harvested in large wind farms because the turbines “shadow” each other and reduce the output of the turbines located in their wake. The wakes also produce increased turbulence and uneven loading on the shadowed [...]


Grid Capabilities

On May 1, 2013, in

Goal:  To develop and implement a comprehensive Sandia program to support the modernization of the U.S. electric grid, with a focus on security and resiliency. Our nation’s energy infrastructure faces two foundational challenges as we seek our vision toward an energy independent and secure future. First, the electricity transmission and distribution networks have not significantly [...]


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