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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,...

Here comes the sun: Tethered-balloon tests ensure safety of new solar-power technology

News Article, April 22, 2021 • What do tiny dust particles, 22-foot-wide red balloons and “concentrated” sunlight have in common? A team of researchers from Sandia National Laboratories recently used tethered balloons to collect samples of airborne dust particles to ensure the safety of a falling-particle receiver for concentrating solar power, an emerging solar power technology....

Sandia’s Continuously Recirculating Falling-Particle Receiver Emplaced at Top of Solar Tower

News Article, July 14, 2015 • Sandia researchers are working to lower the cost of solar energy systems and improve efficiencies in a big way, thanks to a system of small particles. Technologists John Kelton and Daniel Ray (both in Sandia’s Concentrating Solar Technologies Dept.) perform inspection of the falling-particle receiver during a cloud delay atop...

Successful G3P3 receiver test is a step towards commercial scalability

News Article, September 18, 2024 • Researchers at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility have successfully tested the Generation 3 Particle Pilot Plant’s falling particle receiver. This new receiver is double the size of its predecessor and operates at two megawatts of concentrated radiative energy. The test represents an important step toward the commercial scalability of...