Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light-Water Reactors To Receive Up To $121.5M Over Five Years February 24, 2015 5:13 pm The Department of Energy approved the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light-Water Reactors’ (CASL’s) “Phase 2” renewal to develop advanced... View Article
Electric Car Challenge Sparks Students’ STEM Interest January 9, 2015 11:27 am Aspiring automotive engineers from 27 NM middle schools competed in the New Mexico Electric Car Challenge on Saturday, November 22nd... View Article
Recent Sandia International Used Nuclear Fuel Management Collaborations December 15, 2014 12:55 pm During mid November, Evaristo (Tito) Bonano and Sylvia Saltzstein attended three meetings in Tokyo, Japan. The first two meetings focused... View Article
Sandia Wins DOE Geothermal Technologies Office Funding Award December 15, 2014 12:44 pm The DOE’s Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) selected twelve collaborative enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) R&D projects that will use novel techniques... View Article
Sandian Receives the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, South Region Technical Award December 12, 2014 1:29 pm The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) builds on a century of excellence to create the premier lighting community dedicated to promoting... View Article
Evaluating Powerful Batteries for Modular Electric Grid Energy Storage December 12, 2014 12:55 pm Sandia has begun lab-based characterization of TransPower’s GridSaver, the largest grid energy storage (ES) system analyzed at Sandia’s Energy Storage... View Article
“Bionic” Liquids from Lignin: Joint BioEnergy Institute Results Pave the Way for Closed-Loop Biofuel Refineries December 11, 2014 12:05 pm While ionic liquids (paired-ions salts that are liquid at room temperature) show great promise for liberating fermentable sugars from lignocellulose... View Article
Sandia Video Featured by DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office December 10, 2014 3:27 pm In July 2014, the DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) released the short documentary film Bioenergy: America’s Energy Future, which highlights... View Article
Final FY14 Measurement Campaign in Roza Canal, Yakima, Washington December 4, 2014 6:05 pm Uncertainty exists regarding the effects on local water operations of deploying a current energy converter (CEC) turbine in an irrigation... View Article
Fuel-Cell-Powered Mobile Lights Tested, Proven, Ready for Commercial Use December 4, 2014 6:00 pm Mobile lighting systems powered by hydrogen (H2) fuel cells are cleaner, quieter, and now have a proven track record in... View Article