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Randy Brost
Staff Page • Concentrating Solar Optics Laboratory Lead. Biography Randy Brost leads optical metrology research within Sandia National Laboratories’ Concentrating Solar Technologies group. His work focuses on developing improvements to indoor and outdoor heliostat optical metrology to benefit the CSP industry, research and education. He is trained as a computer scientist, and throughout...

Randy Shurtz
Staff Page • Mechanical Engineer, Fire Science. Biography Randy has worked in the Fire Sciences and Technology Department at Sandia since 2016. His research interests include advancing understanding and predictive capabilities in areas relevant to fire safety, including thermal testing in fire scenarios and modeling of thermal runaway in lithium ion battery systems....

Ray Byrne
Staff Page • Program Manager, Energy Storage. Biography Ray Byrne is manager of the Energy Storage program at Sandia National Laboratories where he has been employed since 1989. Prior serving as manager, he was a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff. He completed a B.S. in electrical engineering at the University of Virginia,...

Record-Breaking, Ultrafast Devices Step to Protecting the Grid from EMPs
News Article, April 6, 2022 • New Sandia diode can shunt excess electricity in a few billionths of a second Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories have announced a tiny, electronic device that can shunt excess electricity within a few billionths of a second while operating at a record-breaking 6,400 volts — a significant step towards protecting...
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Reed Wittman
Staff Page • Materials Scientist. Biography Reed earned his BSE in Material Science Engineering at Arizona State University in 2013. He then went on to complete a PhD in Energy Science and Engineering through the Bredesen Center, an interdisciplinary degree program centered on all aspects of energy, at the University Tennessee and Oak...

Reference Model Project (RMP)
Page • The Reference Model Project (RMP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), was a partnered effort to develop open-source marine hydrokinetic (MHK) point designs as reference models (RMs) to benchmark MHK technology performance and costs, and an open-source methodology for design and analysis of MHK technologies, including models for...

Regional Test Centers
Facility • Manufacturers of solar technologies partner with the Regional Test Centers program to have the performance of their products validated at one or more of six climatically distinct sites in the United States, including locations in New Mexico, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Nevada and Louisiana. The resulting performance data, which is rigorously analyzed...

Registration is now open for the 2022 Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Workshop
News Article, August 2, 2022 • We are pleased to announce registration is now open for the virtual 2022 Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Workshop, hosted by Sandia National Laboratories. The workshop will be held August 23-24, 8AM to 4PM MT, via zoom. The goal of this workshop is to identify research directions and priorities for...
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Registration is now open for the 2024 Sandia Blade Workshop
News Article, July 1, 2024 • We are pleased to announce registration is now open for the 2024 Sandia Blade Workshop.   To register, please visit the Eventbrite webpage, and keep in mind that your registration is not complete until also paying the registration fee on Sandia Pay. The registration fee is waived for invited speakers and...

Registration is now open for the 2025 Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Workshop
News Article, June 12, 2025 • The Sandia Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Workshop (PEEC), held annually, focuses on the latest technical advancements in power electronics and energy conversion technologies. The workshop features technical sessions and panels that delve into topics across applications, converter topologies, and components. By bringing together experts from academia, industry, and government,...
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Registration now open for the 2024 PVPMC Workshop
News Article, March 29, 2024 • The 2024 PV Performance Modeling Collaborative Workshop will take place May 7–9, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Registration is now open.   The popular workshop addresses the current state of photovoltaic system models, works to develop a path forward for establishing best practices on PV system performance modeling and sets the...
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Registration opens for bioenergy cybersecurity workshop
News Article, July 5, 2023 • To help ensure the security of rapidly emerging U.S. bioproduction infrastructure, the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office is hosting a half-day workshop, organized by Sandia National Laboratories and focused on bioenergy production cybersecurity. Join us for a workshop to identify cybersecurity risks in biofuel and bioproduct production and...
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Reliability, Operations and Management, and Standards Development
Page • Reliability, Operations and Management, Standards Development Building on a foundation of analysis capabilities, methods, and industry partnerships established in the Continuous Reliability Enhancement for Wind Database and the Blade Reliability Collaborative, and incorporating Sandia’s high-performance computing resources and expertise, this work fosters the emergence and establishment of standards that influence...

Renewable Energy
Page • Renewable Energy Research that advances renewable energy technologies Sandia National Laboratories has performed advanced research in renewable energy since the 1970s. The more than 100 researchers in our program: Reduce the cost, Improve the resilience and reliability, and Reduce the barriers to the deployment of renewable energy. Email Updates Sign...

Reports
Page • DateTitleReport No.Author(s)Links2025Direct Transfer Trip With Distributed Energy Resources,and AlternativesSAND2025-01668OMichael E. RoppView report2023Self-healing, self-assemblingislanded power systems using only local measurementsSAND2023-09936RMichael E. Ropp, Olga Lavrova, Matthew J. Reno, Elijah Silva, McKendree A. Densel,Lara N. Kassabian, Milan Biswal, Ada Ramoko, Satish J. RanadeView report2023Features and Limitations of Cell Phone Mobility Data for Disaster...

Research Capabilities
Page • Key Capabilities Code Development Sandia National Laboratories develops and maintains open source code for a wide range of marine renewable energy applications, including resource assessment, environmental effects analysis, device performance, hydrodynamic response, extreme conditions, and others. Open source code development is an ongoing area of research in Sandia’s Water Power Technologies...

Researcher makes the most of Sandia’s educational opportunities
News Article, April 13, 2022 • Sandia Water Power program researcher Chris Chartrand recently completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering thanks to educational opportunities offered through Sandia National Laboratories’ University Education Programs. Sandia offers these benefits to build the professional capabilities of the Laboratories’ employees and designs individual programs to support special technical talent acquisition, workforce...

Researchers share HyBlend Phase I results and progress at H2IQ Webinar
News Article, December 11, 2023 • Sandia hydrogen and metallurgy expert Chris San Marchi joined collaborators from other national labs for the Department of Energy Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office monthly H2IQ Hour in October. The researchers provided an overview of materials and analysis research conducted under the HyBlend initiative. The recorded webinar and slides are...
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Resilient Energy and Distributed Systems Integration
Page • Resilient Energy & Distributed Systems Integration Sandia’s Resilient Energy and Distributed Systems Integration (REDSI) program is helping to develop and validate solutions to the challenges facing the nation’s electricity systems. Our research on distributed energy grid integration addresses reliability, resilience, and cybersecurity. We are helping design and build the next...

Resilient Node Cluster Analysis Tool
Page • The Resilient Node Cluster Analysis Tool (ReNCAT), developed by Sandia National Laboratories, is publicly available for download. This desktop application provides decision support for stakeholders to identify potential portfolios of microgrids within a community or set of communities that maximize residents’ access to critical services while minimizing the investment costs needed...
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