News Article, February 24, 2015 • The floating oscillating water column reference model (RM6) backward bent duct buoy (BBDB) device design and dimensions and Wells turbine schematic. The width of the device (not shown) is 27 m. The DOE-supported Reference Model Project was developed to provide publicly available technical and economic benchmarks for a variety of...
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Sandia and Partners Complete Phase I of a Vertical-Axis Deep-Water Offshore Turbine Study
News Article, December 3, 2014 • Sandia and partners from the University of Maine, Technical University of Delft, Iowa State University, TPI Composites, and Texas A&M University have completed the first phase of a project to explore the feasibility of large-scale vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) for deep-water offshore locations. The results of this conceptual study show...
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...