Recent Sandia Secure, Scalable Microgrid Advanced Controls Research Accomplishments March 3, 2015 7:24 pm Published by Admin Comments Off on Recent Sandia Secure, Scalable Microgrid Advanced Controls Research Accomplishments A recently completed Grand Challenge Laboratory-Directed Research and Development project resulted in a secure, scalable microgrid (SSM) research facility that... View Article
The Quest for Efficiency in Thermoelectric Nanowires February 26, 2015 4:51 pm Published by Admin Comments Off on The Quest for Efficiency in Thermoelectric Nanowires Sandia researchers say better materials and manufacturing techniques for nanowires could allow car makers to harvest power from the heat... View Article
Storing Hydrogen Underground Could Boost Transportation, Energy Security February 26, 2015 1:54 pm Published by Admin Comments Off on Storing Hydrogen Underground Could Boost Transportation, Energy Security Large-scale storage of low-pressure, gaseous hydrogen in salt caverns and other underground sites for transportation fuel and grid-scale energy applications... View Article
Predicting Pressure-Dependent Combustion Chemical Reactions February 25, 2015 5:25 pm Published by Admin Comments Off on Predicting Pressure-Dependent Combustion Chemical Reactions Researchers at Sandia and Argonne national laboratories have demonstrated, for the first time, a method to successfully predict pressure-dependent chemical... View Article
Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light-Water Reactors To Receive Up To $121.5M Over Five Years February 24, 2015 5:13 pm Published by Admin Comments Off on Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light-Water Reactors To Receive Up To $121.5M Over Five Years The Department of Energy approved the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light-Water Reactors’ (CASL’s) “Phase 2” renewal to develop advanced... View Article
NASA Award for Marginal Ice Zone Observations and Process Experiment (MIZOPEX) February 24, 2015 1:07 pm Published by Admin Comments Off on NASA Award for Marginal Ice Zone Observations and Process Experiment (MIZOPEX) Sandians Mark Ivey and Darin Desilets were included in a NASA Group Achievement Award “for outstanding achievement in executing the... View Article
CFD-Populated Empirical Turbine Wake Model February 24, 2015 12:40 pm Published by Admin Comments Off on CFD-Populated Empirical Turbine Wake Model The DTOcean team is developing a fast-running, easy to use current-energy capture (CEC) array spacing tool that considers tidal array... View Article
Floating Oscillating Water Column Reference Model Completed February 24, 2015 12:06 pm Published by Admin Comments Off on Floating Oscillating Water Column Reference Model Completed The DOE-supported Reference Model Project was developed to provide publicly available technical and economic benchmarks for a variety of marine... View Article
National Rotor Testbed Rotor Design Integrated Airfoil Performance Results February 24, 2015 11:58 am Published by Admin Comments Off on National Rotor Testbed Rotor Design Integrated Airfoil Performance Results The National Rotor Testbed (NRT) team is examining the effect of airfoil choice on the final design of the new... View Article
Sandia Magnetized Fusion Technique Produces Significant Results February 24, 2015 11:44 am Published by Admin Comments Off on Sandia Magnetized Fusion Technique Produces Significant Results Sandia Z-Machine researchers have produced a significant fusion-neutron output, using a method fully functioning for only little more than a... View Article