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...
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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...
Register by July 3 for the LDES National Consortium Annual Workshop
News Article, June 29, 2026 • The LDES National Consortium will host its annual workshop in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 14-15. Register by July 3 at https://ldesconsortium.sandia.gov/ldes-national-consortium-annual-workshop/ The Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) National Consortium will host its annual workshop in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 14-15. Consortium partners and those interested in...
Register for the 2026 Energy Storage Symposium
News Article, February 3, 2026 • Register to join fellow researchers, innovators and technology scouts as they convene in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 10-12 for the 2026 Energy Storage Symposium of TechConnect! The symposium will cover energy storage topics, such as: Grid-Scale Battery Innovation (Sodium, Zinc, Flow, Lithium, etc.) Non-Battery Storage (Thermal, Mechanical, Chemical Storage) Storage Integration...
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...
Registration is now open for the 2023 Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Workshop
News Article, June 1, 2023 • We are pleased to announce registration is now open for the 2023 Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Workshop, hosted by Sandia National Laboratories. The workshop will be held in person August 2 and 3 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. MT, at the offices of the State Bar of New...
Registration is now open for the 2024 Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Workshop
News Article, April 5, 2024 • We are pleased to announce registration is now open for the 2024 Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Workshop, hosted by Sandia National Laboratories. The workshop will be held in person Tuesday, July 30 and Wednesday July 31, at the State Bar of New Mexico. Space is limited, so register soon!...
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,...
Registration is open for Sandia’s SWEPT (Sandia Wave Energy Power Take-off) Lab Virtual Launch Party
News Article, August 17, 2022 • Join Sandia National Laboratories as it hosts the “SWEPT (Sandia Wave Energy Power Take-off) Lab Virtual Launch Party,” on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, from 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. MDT via Teams. Take a virtual tour of Sandia’s newest wave energy laboratory and listen as marine energy researchers explain Sandia’s wave...
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...
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...
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 work to reduce the cost and improve the resilience and reliability of renewable energy technologies. Our research builds on many of...
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...
Researcher wins distinguished achievement award for vehicles’ “electrification-enabling” research
News Article, June 4, 2024 • While electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more common, additional research and development is needed to reduce their cost and increase their performance — which is essential for increased consumer adoption. In particular, improved materials for EV motor components and inductors are considered to be one viable pathway to help achieve...
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...
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...
Resource Characterization
Page • Sandia National Laboratories catalogues key statistics needed to assess energy conversion opportunities, constraints and risks at wave and tidal energy sites, including power density and metrics for environmental loads required for current energy converter (CEC) and wave energy converter (WEC) design. Marine energy resource classification systems developed by Sandia facilitate...
Rick Jayne
Staff Page • Research Hydrogeologist. Biography Rick is a research hydrogeologist with research interests at the intersection of geologic fluid systems and energy resources, including radioactive waste disposal (especially in salt), CO2 sequestration, geothermal energy resources, basin-scale fluid systems and groundwater availability in arid regions. To better understand these geologic fluid systems, Rick...
Rip V. Winckel
Staff Page • Environment, Safety and Health Coordinator. Biography Rip V. Winckel is an Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator supporting Sandia National Laboratories’ Concentrating Solar Power program and the National Solar Thermal Test Facility. Rip is experienced in Program Risk Management, Primary Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessments, Environmental Management Systems, Industrial Hygiene Surveys,...
Robert Keene
Staff Page • Manager, Solar Thermal Test & Demonstration . Robert Keene is manager of the National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF), which is operated by Sandia National Laboratories for the U.S. Department of Energy. Robert manages a staff of 25 engineers, technologists and students. His team is responsible for thermal testing operations...
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