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Page • Click image to enlarge The U.S. inventory of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from commercial nuclear power plants is estimated to reach approximately 135,000 metric tons by mid-century. Sandia performs research and development (R&D) to support the safe management and integration of the continued storage and transportation of commercial SNF, safeguards...

Page • While Sandia’s energy storage efforts reach broadly across the Labs’ multidisciplinary research and engineering space, Sandia also actively seeks collaboration and partnerships with a range of stakeholders, including other national laboratories, universities, electric utilities, industry, federal and state agencies, and international consortia. These partnerships help enable the rapid adoption of...

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Page • DATETITLEPATENT NO.AUTHOR(S)2021Passive high-power-density grid interface device10,886,841Brocato, R.W., Neely, J.C., Rashkin, L.J., Delhotal, J.J., Flicker, J.D., Kaplar, R., Stewart, J. and Richards, J., National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC, 20212019Arc Plasma-Generating Systems and Methods Thereof10,261,120 B1E.J. Schindelholz, K.M. Armijo, J. Johnson, R.K. Harrison, B.B. Yang2019Systems, Methods and Computer Program...

Page • Photovoltaic Collaborative to Advance Multi-climate Performance and Energy Research (PV CAMPER) Formed in 2018, PV CAMPER is a global consortium of research institutions committed to collaboration and to data-sharing in order to advance photovoltaic (PV) research and expandsolar markets. To date, PV CAMPER has 14 member institutions and a network...

Page • Photovoltaic Solar Energy Sandia has performed photovoltaic research and development for over 40 years In 1976, Sandia National Laboratories tested the performance and reliability of the first fielded terrestrial systems in the co-sponsored U.S. Department of Energy-National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Jet Propulsion Laboratory Block Program. Today, Sandia works with over...

Page • Photovoltaic Solar Energy Facilities Sandia National Laboratories’ photovoltaic research and development facilities are primarily located in Albuquerque, NM. Some research and development facilities are located at sites nationally and internationally in partnership with universities and utilities sites. .highlight-article { padding: 16px 16px 40px 16px; width: auto 100%; } .lower-btn {...

Page • Whether it is the ability to monitor a sensitive area or prevent unauthorized access to equipment such as grid or critical infrastructure controls, physical security systems in the Arctic must be reliable and sustainable. Physical security equipment and systems in the Arctic must meet the requirements of their users in...

Page • Technical Assistance to Support Resiliency by Design in Cordova, Alaska Sandia supports communities’ recovery and resilience through technical assistance, offering expertise in electric grid operations, energy resilience, microgrid design, renewable energy integration, and the social impacts of loss of power. Alongside partners and with funding from the Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium,...

Page • Sandia is advancing power conversion system (PCS) technologies for utility-scale energy storage applications. The role of the PCS in an energy storage installation is equal parts energy conversion and control. The PCS is responsible for accomplishing the physical connection between energy storage resources and the utility interface and for controlling...

Page • A three-dimensional rendering of an electric vehicle chassis equipped with in-wheel motors and a solid-state battery pack. Sandia is a member of the Department of Energy’s Next-Generation Reliable Electric Drive Systems for Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (NEXT-DRIVE) Consortium, a partnership with three other national laboratories (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the National...

Page • An Integrated Approach Sandia’s work in power electronics and controls supports grid modernization by developing ways to increase resiliency, performance, and efficiency. The Secure Scalable Microgrid Test Bed can be configured to simulate complex power systems. Sandia has an established history of applying engineering principles to achieve complete systems-view solutions....

Page • Sandia’s work in power systems dynamic performance is aimed at ensuring a grid that operates safely, reliably, and economically while being resilient to the most challenging conditions. Sandia uses advanced control techniques that leverage the power of wide-area measurements and inverter-based resources to meet this goal. Sandia’s efforts in power...

Page • This sub-program focuses on optimal decision-making in the power system on time scales ranging from minutes to years. Decisions made on these time scales aim to economically ensure reliability and resilience of the power system and are often driven by electricity markets. Sandia’s work in this area proposes and develops...

Page • Protective relaying is a critical aspect of the electric power grid to provide safe and reliable operation.  Sandia is working to improve power system protection to make it faster and more accurate by developing novel cutting-edge protection techniques.  Fault testing of inverters in Sandia’s DETL facility Electromagnetic Transient (EMT) simulation...

Page • The ocean seascape is an immense, relatively unexplored part of our earth with tremendous potential to provide global social, economic, and environmental benefits. Sandia National Laboratories’  Hydrodynamic Energy Systems program performs research and development that aligns with the U.S. Department of Energy’s initiative to power ocean-based industries. Powering ocean-based industries...