Page • U.S. Marine Energy Developer’s Projects. Numbers link project information to location. As an emerging industry, marine energy (ME) faces distinct challenges in getting projects permitted and deployed. This project developed a comprehensive understanding of the challenges associated with the environmental permitting and compliance process and further developed strategies for overcoming...
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Marios Theristis
Staff Page • Principal Member of the Technical Staff. Biography Marios Theristis leads the PV Performance Modeling and PV O&M Analytics programs at Sandia National Laboratories. His work focuses on PV performance modeling and applying data analytics to improve reliability, assess degradation and optimize O&M. He actively engages stakeholders through the PV Performance...
Maritime Applications for Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Page • Sandia National Laboratories conducts extensive research on hydrogen fuel cells, which are established power sources for various applications, including forklifts, mobile lighting, emergency backup systems, and vehicles. Our focus includes studying the feasibility, optimization, and safety of hydrogen fuel cells specifically in maritime environments, with an emphasis on powering both...
Maritime Hydrogen Fuel Cell Generator Project
Page • Hydrogen Fuel Cell Project at Honolulu Harbor Hosting the technology fits in with Young Brothers’ core value of environmental stewardship, Young Brothers President Glenn Hong, shown here at the Honolulu Harbor facility. Hydrogen fuel cells have a long track record of supplying efficient, clean power for a wide range of...
Martin Jang
Staff Page • Postdoctoral Appointee. Biography Martin Jang is a postdoctoral appointee in the Water Power Technologies Program at Sandia National Laboratories. His research includes characterizing tidal resources for hydrokinetic energy. Martin received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering (hydraulics & hydrology) from Purdue University in 2009, and 2012, respectively. Martin...
Materials & Coatings
Page • The program’s goal is to support the life cycle and performance of wave and tidal energy technologies through materials and coatings. Efforts include prevention of corrosion and biofouling, composite performance, composite manufacturing, along with materials/coatings inspection and reliability. Related Efforts Wind & Marine Energy Composites Database Advanced Materials Laboratory
Materials Compatibility
Page • A designer and operator of high pressure mechanical test systems in the Hydrogen Effects on Materials Laboratory at Sandia prepares a system for testing with hydrogen gas. Foremost among the technical challenges for the widespread use of hydrogen is developing and verifying that the materials used to hold and deliver...
Materials Database
Page • Materials Database The U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office and Water Power Technologies Office have funded Sandia National Laboratories and its partner, Montana State University, to conduct extensive testing and analysis on wind turbine blades and materials for marine energy devices in support of the industry and research...
Materials Research
Page • Providing the critical combination of value, safety, and reliability needed for next generation grid-scale electrical energy storage starts with materials innovation. Through innovation of novel electrochemical systems, understanding of material interactions, and detailed investigations of critical structure/property/processing/performance relationships, Sandia meets the challenges needed for large-scale, cost-effective electrochemical energy storage. Our...
Matthew J. Hoffman
Staff Page • Principal Member of Technical Staff. Biography Matthew Hoffman has over 18 years of experience in project leadership and in simulation, optimization and data analytics of complex systems for national security. He received his MS in applied mathematics from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, where his work on...
Matthew J. Reno
Staff Page • Distinguished Member of Technical Staff. Biography Matthew Reno is a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff in the Electric Power Systems Research Department at Sandia National Laboratories. His research focuses on distribution system modelling and analysis with high penetration PV, including advanced software tools for automated analysis of hosting capacity, PV...
Matthew Lave
Staff Page • Distinguished Member of Technical Staff. Biography Matthew Lave is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff in the Resilient Energy and Distributed Systems Integration Group. He focuses on enabling the implementation of resilient energy systems. His work has included monitoring, analysis, and modeling of the grid integration of solar photovoltaics...
Matthew Sandlin
Staff Page • Mechanical Engineer. Biography Matthew Sandlin is a mechanical engineer working in the Concentrating Solar Technologies program. Prior to working at Sandia National Laboratories, Matthew performed experimental testing and numerical validation of falling particle receiver concepts at the Georgia Institute of Technology. During his post-doctoral appointment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory,...
Measurements
Page • The Arctic has a special effect on global weather, commerce, and security. The ability to collect data in this rapidly changing region has become a key enabling capability for research, forecasting, and regional and national planning. Atmospheric measurements collect data for predicting the weather, monitoring severe weather, and improving climate...
Measurements & Instrumentation
Facility • Current speed and wave measurements are critical for assessing the resource and hydrodynamic characteristics at an MHK site. Sandia’s team has the capability and sensors/instrumentation for conducting field- and laboratory-scale measurements, such as ADCPs, ADVs, echo sounders, and a survey boat. Wave and current energy converters withstand millions of load...
Megan Anderson
Staff Page • R&D Mechanical Engineer. Biography Megan Anderson is an R&D Mechanical Engineer in the Water Power Technologies Program at Sandia National Laboratories. She first joined Sandia in 2021 as a graduate student intern. Her research mainly focuses on stakeholder engagement, sociotechnical assessments of wave energy converters (WECs) for blue economy applications,...
Melissa Meyerson
Staff Page • Postdoctoral Researcher. Biography Melissa Meyerson is a materials scientist and chemist at Sandia National Laboratories. She completed her bachelor’s degree in chemistry at the University of Maryland, College Park and her PhD in chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin where she researched electrode materials to improve the energy...
Micaela Padilla
Staff Page • Administration Clinical Support. Biography Micaela began her career at Sandia National Laboratories as a year-round undergraduate intern during her senior year of college. She was then brought on as a regular staff member after receiving her bachelor’s degree. She has experience working in both television and cinema. One of her...
Michael Devin
Staff Page • R&D Mechanical Engineer. Biography Michael Devin joined Sandia National Laboratories in 2021 and is a member of the Wind Energy Computational Sciences Department. He supports platform design optimization and computational hydro-structural analysis for offshore vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs). His research interests include multidisciplinary design optimization, novel wake control strategies, and...
Michael Rios
Staff Page • Electrical Engineer. Biography Michael Rios is a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories. He completed his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering in 2011 at the University of San Diego where he was a Ronald E McNair Scholar. He completed his masters and doctorate degrees at the...
Michael Ropp
Staff Page • Principal Member, Technical Staff. Biography Dr. Ropp has over twenty years of experience in research and education in power engineering, power electronics, and photovoltaics. He has authored over eighty technical publications and holds six patents. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and is active in standards creation, and...
Michelle Bester
Staff Page • Postdoctoral Appointee. Biography Michelle Bester is a Postdoctoral Appointee in the Electric Power Systems Research department at Sandia National Laboratories. Her primary research includes remote sensing analysis and modeling of fuel characteristics and vegetation treatments for wildfire grid resilience. She received her doctorate degree from West Virginia University and was...
Michelle Williams
Staff Page • Materials Research. Biography Michelle joined Sandia National Laboratories in July 2020 and is a senior member of the technical staff in the Wind Energy Design and Experimentation Department. Her research focuses on materials characterization supporting the DOE sponsored-Blade Reliability Project; specifically, lightning effects on wind blades and the NDI robotic...
Microgrid Design Toolkit
Page • Sandia National Laboratories developed the Microgrid Design Toolkit (MDT), a decision support software for microgrid designers that is publicly available for download. Intended for use in the early stages of the design process, MDT uses powerful search algorithms to identify and characterize alternative microgrid designs in terms of user-defined inputs and...
Microgrids & Energy Storage for Emergency Grid Resilience Webinar Series
Page • As extreme weather events and other potential disruptions to the electric grid increase in frequency, the need for new technologies and approaches for providing resilience in the grid increase as well. This five-session series explored technologies, policies, economics, applications, and case studies associated with microgrids and battery energy storage as...
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