Successful G3P3 receiver test is a step towards commercial scalability September 18, 2024 9:08 am Researchers at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility have successfully tested the Generation 3 Particle Pilot Plant’s falling particle receiver.... View Article
Here comes the sun: Tethered-balloon tests ensure safety of new solar-power technology April 22, 2021 8:19 am What do tiny dust particles, 22-foot-wide red balloons and “concentrated” sunlight have in common? Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories recently... View Article
Sandia’s Continuously Recirculating Falling-Particle Receiver Emplaced at Top of Solar Tower July 14, 2015 10:01 pm Sandia researchers are working to lower the cost of solar energy systems and improve efficiencies in a big way, thanks... View Article
DOE-EERE Deputy Assistant Secretary Hollett Visits Sandia July 9, 2015 4:49 pm In his role as Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable... View Article