Page • Our Energy Storage webinars for regulators and other stakeholders, free for all attendees and funded by the DOE Office of Electricity, help regulatory commissions and related institutions around the United States (including state energy offices, utilities, and academia) develop the expertise needed to more quickly and efficiently integrate energy storage...
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Energy Surety Microgrid™
Page • Click to view the full-size diagram in a new tab. The Sandia-developed Energy Surety Microgrid (ESM) methodology presents a new paradigm in the production of our nation’s power – embracing the concept of “think globally, act locally,” but utilizing an innovative and practical approach. ESM methodology directly links energy surety...
Energy Transition and Microgrid Meetings
Page • Culebra Energy Transition Initiative Meeting on Powering Critical Infrastructure The U.S. Department of Energy hosted an in-person workshop on the Municipality of Culebra energy transition and microgrid project on June 25, 2024. This event was a continuation of the virtual microgrid community engagement meeting held in December 2023. Sandia National...
Environmental Analysis
Page • Understanding the environment is critical to the success of the MHK industry from device design to ensuring energy extraction does not negatively impact device sites. Sandia National Laboratories has developed codes and provided regulatory and IEC standards input for MHK resource characterization and device interactions. SNL’s environmental team can help...
Erik Spoerke
Staff Page • Materials Scientist, Battery Materials Lead. Biography Erik D. Spoerke, Ph.D. is the Energy Storage Materials Thrust Lead in Sandia National Laboratories’ Grid Energy Storage Program, a Principal R&D Materials Scientist in the Electronic, Optical, and Nano Materials Department at Sandia, and a Research Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering...
Ernesto Camarena
Staff Page • Research & Development Aeronautical Engineer. Biography Ernesto Camarena obtained his PhD in aeronautics and astronautics from Purdue University in 2019. There he developed multiscale structural mechanics methodology for piezoelectric composites. That same year, he joined the Wind Energy Design and Experimentation department, where he now leads the micromechanical modeling effort...
Evan Anderson
Staff Page • Research & Development Mechanical Engineer. Biography Evan Anderson is a postdoctoral researcher in the Wind Energy Design and Experimentation Department at Sandia National Laboratories. He grew up in Wyoming and received his master’s degree and PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Wyoming in 2010 and 2019. His research...
Evan Sproul
Staff Page • R&D S&E, Mechanical Engineer. Biography Evan Sproul is a mechanical engineer in the Aerodynamic Technology & Energy Systems Department at Sandia National Laboratories. He performs techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment to characterize the costs and environmental impacts of emerging technologies. Before joining Sandia, Evan earned a bachelor's and master's...
Experimental Testing, Measurements & Instrumentation
Page • Sandia National Laboratories has a decade of experience in hydrodynamic and load measurements, and MHK sites and laboratory testing facilities. The team also has experience in both wave and current energy converter testing, including power take-off and mechanical load measurements. Related Efforts Facilities & Instrumentation
Explore challenges and opportunities for the power and energy sector
News Article, March 20, 2026 • Join researchers from Sandia and other national laboratories for tutorials, technical panels, and a research showcase at this year’s IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Energy & Policy Forum. Alongside other timely topics such as a keynote on small modular reactors, the forum will feature multiple energy storage tutorials and...
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