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A SEAT at the global table: Environmental modeling software endorsed by the Ocean Decade
News Article, June 6, 2024 • Figure: Example of a SEAT output showing risk of potential changes in seabed dynamics (i.e., erosion or deposition) caused by modified wave and circulation forces induced by a WEC array interacting with local sediment bed composition. Sandia National Laboratories’ Spatial Environmental Assessment Toolkit has received an endorsement from the United...

Arctic Road Rally supported by Sandia
News Article, August 12, 2022 • The northernmost stretch of road in the US is about to become accessible for the first time to electric vehicles. From August 12 to 16, electric vehicle drivers will travel the Dalton Highway to and from the Arctic Ocean as part of the 2022 Arctic Road Rally. Sandia is supporting...
Dalton Highway in Summer, Alaska, USA

Bioscience research holds promise to help address environmental damage
News Article, February 28, 2024 • Palm kernel oil is used in almost 40% of beauty and food products worldwide, but the $12 billion industry is estimated to account for millions of acres lost to deforestation and 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Sandia bioscientist Di Liu recently demonstrated novel metabolic routes to produce lipids containing...
Waxen red-orange tinted seeds sit atop a rock.

How do you ship a wave? In a box, of course. A WaveBox.
News Article, September 12, 2024 • A forklift loads the SWEPT Lab onto a flatbed truck A group of engineers watch as a forklift moves a shipping container onto a flatbed truck. The container is about to embark on a four-day trip from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Corvallis, Oregon. Inside the container is a one-of-a-kind mobile...

Internship prepares Native students for careers in tribal energy
News Article, September 20, 2023 • Three interns who participated in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy-sponsored student internship program shared their experiences in a recent post published to DOE's website. The program is administered by Sandia — Sandra Begay, a member of the Navajo Nation, has been implementing the program on behalf...
a researcher and two interns standd alongside each other with mountains in the background

New Microgrid Design Toolkit tutorial site
News Article, April 30, 2024 • Sandia National Laboratories developed the Microgrid Design Toolkit (MDT), a decision support software for microgrid designers that is publicly available for download. Intended for use in the early stages of the design process, MDT uses powerful search algorithms to identify and characterize alternative microgrid designs in terms of user-defined inputs and...
Digital graphic wave

New report uses data to uncover similarities across Permian Basin counties
News Article, November 4, 2024 • A new report by the Permian Energy Development Lab provides a framework for studying a large and diverse geographic area by aligning counties based on shared characteristics rather than just physical proximity. The report, “Community archetypes in the Permian Basin and their relationship to energy resources,” highlights the differences and...
A map showing the Permian Basin region which stretches from southeast New Mexico into southwestern Texas

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....
aerial photo of Puerto Rico city

Sandia cloud-resolving climate model meets world’s fastest supercomputer
News Article, April 13, 2023 • Focused on the accuracy of climate predictions, a computational team led by Sandia National Laboratories recently achieved a major milestone with a cloud-resolving model they ran on Frontier, the world’s first exascale supercomputer. “We have created the first global cloud-resolving model to simulate a world’s year of climate in a...
A snapshot of a global simulation superimposed on a view of the earth from space

Sandia launches new cyber labeling webpage
News Article, August 1, 2024 • Sandia partnered with five other DOE national laboratories to investigate the applicability of a labeling program for operational technology, such as solar inverters and smart meters. We are now excited to share research findings on our new cyber labeling webpage.   Our cyber labeling research is intended to answer a variety...

Sandia releases Microgrid Design Toolkit 1.4 to the public
News Article, October 31, 2024 • Sandia has released the latest Microgrid Design Toolkit 1.4 software download to the public. MDT 1.4 expands on Sandia’s existing MDT build, which serves as a decision support software for microgrid designers. Download the Microgrid Design Toolkit Intended for use in the early stages of the design process, MDT uses...
Digital graphic wave

Sandia scientists achieve breakthrough in tackling PFAS contamination
News Article, June 5, 2023 • A team at Sandia National Laboratories is developing materials to tackle what has become one of the biggest problems in the world: human exposure to a group of chemicals known as PFAS through contaminated water and other products. Sandia is now investing more money to take their research to the...
Jessica Kustas, left, and Andre Benally work with a mass spectrometer at Sandia National Laboratories while trying to pair up technologies to go beyond just absorbing PFAS. (Photo by Craig Fritz)

Sandia uses electric-grid analytics to combat wildfire risks and aid post-wildfire recovery
News Article, February 1, 2024 • Wildfires impact the safety and security of society. The electric grid can initiate wildfires and is susceptible to wildfires. Sandia’s wildfire grid resilience program aims to mitigate and determine the risk of ignition, reduce wildfire spread, and decrease the consequences of major wildfires through new tools and better-informed decision making....

Sandia’s Grid Modernization team for PR100 report receives Secretary’s Honor Award
News Article, March 28, 2024 • A multi-laboratory research team, including members from Sandia’s Grid Modernization group, received a 2023 Secretary’s Honor Award for its contributions to the Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100).The prestigious award recognizes the Department of Energy’s employees and contractors who make positive, lasting impacts on...

Sandians visit Puerto Rico to participate in grid resilience and distributed energy conversations in wake of Hurricane Fiona
News Article, November 9, 2022 • Sandians Summer Ferreira, Matt Lave, and Olga Hart recently visited San Juan, Puerto Rico, where they participated in an Advisory Group Meeting associated with the multi-National-Lab PR100 project to discuss lessons learned related to grid resilience and distributed energy in the wake of Hurricane Fiona. Meeting participants included community leaders,...

Surf’s up! Free webinar on wave energy
News Article, March 20, 2024 • Join our free webinar on March 26 at 11 a.m. Eastern Time with Sandia National Laboratories’ Ryan Coe, Giorgio Bacelli, Dominic Forbush and Tim Donnelly. They will share and discuss recent results from WEC co-design testing on the “WaveBot” device at the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Maneuvering...