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PR100 Final Results Public Webinar
News Article, January 23, 2024 • Puerto Rico has committed to 100% renewable energy by 2050—and the new Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy (PR100) Study results can help them get there. Join the U.S. Department of Energy on Feb. 7 at 2:30 ET for a presentation of final results from PR100....
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PR100-Distributed Wind
Page • PR100-Distributed Wind A recent study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office set out to analyze variable energy in Puerto Rico. Researchers at six national laboratories supported the Puerto Rico Grid Resilience in a Renewable Energy Study (PR100). Scientists developed a final report and Implementation Roadmap detailing a range of results and...

Professional development series delves into common energy storage practices across states and applications
News Article, January 19, 2026 • State energy regulators and utility commissioners can learn more about energy storage, accommodating data centers, and large loads at an upcoming NARUC-hosted professional development series. Sandia’s Will McNamara, a technical systems analyst with a 30-year career in the energy and utilities industry, is one of the instructors. Course information derives...
Photo: Aerial view of industrial battery units storing electricity in the desert. / Credit: Getty Images

Programs
Page • Sandia’s research programs span the breadth of work in energy — from electric grid modernization to renewable energy, from nuclear power plant safety to electric vehicle technologies. Through fundamental and applied R&D and physical and computational research, we are leveraging our capabilities to solve complex energy problems. Our research programs...

Project spotlight: Enhancing energy resilience with AI microgrid technology
News Article, September 10, 2025 • Block diagram illustrating the MOSAIC microgrid controller concept. The vulnerability of electrical grids to disruptions can lead to widespread power outages, particularly affecting remote and rural communities. As the United States strives for energy independence and reliability, developing resilient energy solutions is essential. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories’ Resilient Energy...
Block diagram illustrating the MOSAIC microgrid controller concept.

Project spotlight: WEC co-design for reference models: A concurrent approach
News Article, September 10, 2025 • As the world seeks reliable and affordable energy solutions, harnessing the power of ocean waves presents a promising opportunity. Wave energy converters (WECs) are innovative devices designed to capture the kinetic and potential energy of waves and convert it into usable electricity. However, developing effective and reliable WECs is challenging...

Projects
Page • Photovoltaic Projects Sandia’s Photovoltaic (PV) core capabilities include field testing combined with indoor characterization and energy prediction systems modeling to optimize PV performance, reliability, and degradation. Commercial off-the-shelf and emerging technologies such as cell type, module composition and architectures, and balance of systems components are studied. Sandia partners with national...

Projects
Page • Key Projects Advanced WEC Dynamics & Controls Numerous studies have shown that advanced control of a wave energy converter (WEC) power take off (PTO) can provide significant increases (on the order of 200-300%) in WEC energy absorption. These increases can in turn lead to reductions in levelized cost of energy...

Projects & Technologies
Page • Sandia’s geothermal research program employs and develops technologies to reduce the cost and risk of generating electricity from geothermal sources and advance national R&D capabilities. Browse examples of our research below, which include work in rock stimulation, geothermal resource exploration, and subsurface instrumentation sensing and communications.   $(document).ready(function () {...
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