Sandia Labs tests Terra Pave soil binder, says it’s environmentally friendly for bifacial solar sites January 29, 2021 4:34 pm
Solar prize winners highlight successful DOE voucher program January 18, 2021 9:57 pm DOE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office recently announced round three winners of its American-Made Solar Prize, both Sandia partners through the... View Article
Materials developed at Sandia help extinguish solar panel fires before they ignite December 22, 2020 10:29 pm As solar panels become popular and their voltages increase, there is a need to have built-in capabilities to extinguish fires... View Article
Sandia secures six regional technology transfer awards November 22, 2020 10:52 am For responding with innovative solutions during the pandemic, developing solar cell and hydrogen research technology, and creatively working with companies,... View Article
Sandia’s NSTTF to test new particle receiver technology September 16, 2020 6:58 pm The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions recently awarded $750,000 to Sandia National Laboratories to help test German... View Article
Sandia’s NSTTF facilitates ground-breaking experiments this summer July 16, 2020 10:05 am World’s first particle-to-supercritical CO2 heat-exchanger system and on-sun falling particle receiver connected to a supercritical CO2 loop testing to take... View Article
PSEL wraps up testing on non-reflective solar panels for arrays in glare-sensitive locations July 15, 2020 4:43 pm Sandia National Laboratories’ Photovoltaic Systems Evaluation Laboratory (PSEL) is in the final phase of a collaborative research project with Nishati,... View Article
New research finds power in techno-economic comparison of bifacial and tracking PV systems combinations June 10, 2020 10:00 am Two photovoltaic cell sides are better than one, especially when trailing the sun, according to a recent Joule journal article... View Article
SunPower and Sandia partnership leads to demonstration of innovative new module technology February 3, 2020 6:14 pm Representatives from SunPower Corporation, a leading US solar manufacturer and global competitor, recently visited Sandia National Laboratories to inspect the... View Article
Albuquerque to host 2020 SolarPACES Conference October 9, 2019 5:05 pm The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced the 2020 SolarPACES conference will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Conference-goers will... View Article