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DOE-EERE Deputy Assistant Secretary Hollett Visits Sandia

News Article, July 9, 2015 • DOE-EERE Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable Power, Douglas Hollett. (DOE photo) In his role as Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable Power, Douglas Hollett oversees research, development, and demonstration of a diverse clean-energy portfolio that includes power generation from wind,...

DOE, Sandia, and NREL to create industry-informed roadmap for offshore wind operations and maintenance technologies

News Article, February 27, 2023 • New tool will encourage offshore wind energy development and boost industry confidence The U.S. Department of Energy has announced Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are working to produce an industry-informed roadmap for the development of new operations and maintenance technologies and processes to enhance the cost-effectiveness,...
Offshore Wind Turbines lined up out at sea

Fuel-Cell-Powered Mobile Lights Tested, Proven, Ready for Commercial Use

News Article, December 4, 2014 • Developed by Sandia and several industry partners, the fuel-cell mobile light offers a cleaner, quieter alternative to diesel-powered units. As seen here (top center), the system has been used by airport construction personnel at San Francisco International Airport and in other applications. (Photo by Dino Vournas) Mobile lighting systems powered...

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Project Seeks to Reduce Port Emissions

News Article, July 10, 2015 • Young Brothers, Ltd. to Test Maritime Unit at Port of Honolulu Can clean, sustainable hydrogen power reduce the concentration of emissions produced at commercial ports? The US Department of Energy (DOE), the US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD), and Sandia National Laboratories are leading a hydrogen fuel cell deployment...

Sandia Pilot Program to Assist Small Clean-Energy Companies

News Article, July 23, 2015 • The National Solar Thermal Test Facility at Sandia could be used for collaborative research through the Small Business Voucher Pilot. (Photo by Randy Montoya) The DOE chose Sandia as one of five leads in a pilot that will give small, clean-energy companies access to national laboratory expertise and resources. Sandia...

Sandia Research on Rooftop Structural Strength Gains Attention

News Article, July 29, 2015 • A roof structure is made stronger by the system elements working together—much stronger than its main load-bearing element, the rafter, is alone. Current engineering analysis methods do not take this composite action into account when evaluating rooftop strength. Two Sandia research reports, “Structural Code Considerations of Solar Rooftop Installations” and...

Sandia Rooftop PV Structural Report Webinar

News Article, September 18, 2015 • Results from the Sandia research reports, “Structural Code Considerations of Solar Rooftop Installations” and “Empirically Derived Strength of Residential Roof Structure for Solar Installations,” will be featured in an upcoming webinar hosted by the Solar Instructor Training Network (SITN). Sandia PI Stephen Dwyer (in Sandia’s Geotechnology & Engineering Dept.) will...

Sandia Video Featured by DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office

News Article, December 10, 2014 • Sandia is working on a second generation of biofuels that can be refined from more abundant, less costly feedstocks. In July 2014, the DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) released the short documentary film Bioenergy: America’s Energy Future, which highlights stories of individuals and companies who are passionate about achieving the...
Algae in petri dishes for experiment

Sandia’s Algae Nutrient Recycling Project Is a Triple Win

News Article, September 23, 2015 • Nitrogen and phosphate nutrients are among the largest costs in cultivating algae for biofuel production. Sandia molecular biologists (in Sandia’s Systems Biology Dept.) and Ryan Davis (in Sandia’s Biomass Science and Conversion Technology Dept.) have shown they can recycle ~⅔ of those critical nutrients, and aim to raise the recycling...
Algae in petri dishes for experiment

Sandia’s Twistact Project Chosen for DOE’s LabCorps Entrepreneurial Program

News Article, June 26, 2015 • The Sandia-patented rotary electrical contact device and method for providing current to and/or from a rotating member. Twistact is a fundamentally new class of rotary electrical-contact device to replace brush/slip-ring hardware and eliminate the need for rare-earth-element magnets in wind-turbine generators. The Twistact technology provides rolling contact, the electric current...