SunPower and Sandia partnership leads to demonstration of innovative new module technology February 3, 2020 6:14 pm Published by Kelly Sullivan Comments Off on SunPower and Sandia partnership leads to demonstration of innovative new module technology Representatives from SunPower Corporation, a leading US solar manufacturer and global competitor, recently visited Sandia National Laboratories to inspect the... View Article
Sandia researchers identify commercial viability of carbon fiber composites for wind turbine blades October 21, 2019 4:30 pm Published by Kelly Sullivan Comments Off on Sandia researchers identify commercial viability of carbon fiber composites for wind turbine blades Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Montana State University recently completed a two-year study demonstrating the... View Article
Sandia researcher part of international team challenging scientists to reach Wind Energy potential October 11, 2019 12:54 pm Published by Kelly Sullivan Comments Off on Sandia researcher part of international team challenging scientists to reach Wind Energy potential A new journal article published in Science, “Grand challenges in the science of wind energy,” invites researchers to confront certain challenges... View Article
Albuquerque to host 2020 SolarPACES Conference October 9, 2019 5:05 pm Published by Kelly Sullivan Comments Off on Albuquerque to host 2020 SolarPACES Conference The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced the 2020 SolarPACES conference will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Conference-goers will... View Article
Wind program patent breathes new life into turbine siting October 1, 2019 2:35 pm Published by Kelly Sullivan Comments Off on Wind program patent breathes new life into turbine siting Sandia National Laboratories researchers Christopher Kelley, David Maniaci and former Sandian Brian R. Resor were recently issued a patent for... View Article
Nevada Regional Test Center touts facility’s benefits to state, solicits transition input from guests September 23, 2019 5:43 pm Published by Kelly Sullivan Comments Off on Nevada Regional Test Center touts facility’s benefits to state, solicits transition input from guests On Aug. 28, 2019, an influential group pf policymakers, administrators and researchers toured the Nevada Regional Test Center (RTC) in... View Article
PSEL wraps up testing on non-reflective solar panels for arrays in glare-sensitive locations August 6, 2019 7:37 pm Published by Kelly Sullivan Comments Off on PSEL wraps up testing on non-reflective solar panels for arrays in glare-sensitive locations Sandia National Laboratories’ Photovoltaic Systems Evaluation Laboratory (PSEL) is in the final phase of a collaborative research project with Nishati,... View Article
CFD Code Increases Accuracy of Turbine Wake Simulation May 20, 2019 3:55 pm Published by Kelly Sullivan Comments Off on CFD Code Increases Accuracy of Turbine Wake Simulation Computer modeling of interactions between wind turbine, wind turbulence, and wake behind the turbine hold potential for future wind plant simulations... View Article
Sandia researcher to present at 2019 AWEA WINDPOWER Conference May 14, 2019 9:02 pm Published by Kelly Sullivan Comments Off on Sandia researcher to present at 2019 AWEA WINDPOWER Conference Do you plan on attending the 2019 AWEA WINDPOWER Conference May 20-23, in Houston, Texas? Then don’t miss Sandia National... View Article
2019 PV Systems Symposium begins May 14th May 13, 2019 8:37 pm Published by Kelly Sullivan Comments Off on 2019 PV Systems Symposium begins May 14th The 2019 PV Systems Symposium will take place Tuesday, May 14, 2019 through Thursday, May 16, 2019, at the Hotel... View Article