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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....

National Solar Thermal Test Facility prepares for new tower construction
News Article, January 23, 2023 • Construction on the new tower at Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) is planned to begin Feb. 16, 2023, with a groundbreaking ceremony to take place at the facility. The tower is part of the Phase III, $25 million award announced by The U.S. Department of Energy...

Navy/Marine Engineering Command Visits Sandia
News Article, July 15, 2015 • Our nation relies upon a network of radars across the country to support the missions of homeland defense/ security, flight safety, and weather forecasting. The air-surveillance environment contains within it clutter, both stationary and moving. Wind turbines present a unique problem in that they can be both stationary and moving...

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’s concentrating solar power program to take part in upcoming 2022 SolarPACES Conference
News Article, September 23, 2022 • Sandia National Laboratories' (Sandia) researchers will present and exhibit at the upcoming SolarPACES 2022 conference taking place Sept. 27-30, 2022, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The conference will be held at the Albuquerque Convention Center, and feature esteemed speakers such as Martin Heinrich, United States Senator for New Mexico; Avi Shultz,...

Sandia’s concentrating solar quarterly seminar addresses challenges associated with surfaces at high temperatures
News Article, June 22, 2022 • Sandia National Laboratories’ Concentrating Solar Power Program will present its third quarterly concentrating solar seminar, “Textured Surfaces for Applications in Concentrating Solar Power,” on June 23, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. MDT. Professor Ranga Pitchumani, of the Advanced Materials and Technologies Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering...

Using the power of the sun to roast green chile
News Article, July 7, 2022 • Greener approach to a New Mexican staple opens possibilities for sustainable food roasting Sandia National Laboratories engineer Kenneth Armijo, who grew up on a chile farm in Sabinal, located between Albuquerque and Socorro, New Mexico, thought there was a “greener” way to roast green chile. The results of his experiments...