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2021 PV Performance Modeling and Monitoring Workshop Call for Abstracts
News Article, July 7, 2021 • The 2021 PV Performance Modeling and Monitoring Workshop to be held Oct. 19-20, 2021, in Salt Lake City, UT, is currently soliciting proposals from the photovoltaics community. Interested parties are encouraged to submit a short abstract on topics such as: Solar resource assessment updates (led by GroundWork Renewables)Module performance characterization...

Catching quakes caused by energy exploration before they happen
News Article, March 10, 2021 • Sandia scientists use 3D-printed rocks, machine learning to detect unexpected earthquakes Sandia geoscientists used 3D-printed rocks and an advanced, large-scale computer model of past earthquakes to understand and prevent earthquakes triggered by energy exploration. Injecting water underground after unconventional oil and gas extraction, or fracking, geothermal energy stimulation and carbon...
a fractured 3D-printed rock

Sandians Recognized in Environmental Science & Technology’s Best Paper Competition
News Article, October 1, 2015 • Electricity use by water service sector and county. Shown are electricity use by (a) large-scale conveyance, (b) groundwater irrigation pumping, (c) surface water irrigation pumping, (d) drinking water, and (e) wastewater. Aggregate electricity use across these sectors (f) is also mapped. A paper by Vince Tidwell, Barbie Moreland, and Katie...

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Technical Assessment Report Released
News Article, June 18, 2015 • The DOE released a report by an independent technical assessment team (TAT) that evaluated the mechanisms and chemical reactions contributing to the failure of a waste drum at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, NM. The TAT concluded that one drum, Drum 68660, was the source of radioactive...