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Sandia to study effects of wildfire smoke on the reliability of solar power
News Article, March 4, 2024 • Sandia National Laboratories’ Photovoltaics program recently won a Small Innovative Projects in Solar (SIPS) award to study the effects of smoke exposure on PV power plants. The award, which focuses on innovative, early-stage ideas that can produce significant results within the first year and lay the foundation for continued research,...

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...

Sandia’s concentrating solar quarterly seminar addresses paradigms in thermal energy storage
News Article, August 30, 2022 • Join Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility as it hosts, “Thermal Energy Storage Paradigms,” with featured guest Dr. Charles Forsberg, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, from 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m., MT. This fifth session of the Quarterly Concentrating Solar Seminar Series will include:...

Sandia’s energy work is making a difference in underserved communities
News Article, August 18, 2021 • Sandia’s world-class research in renewable energy, grid modernization, energy storage, and energy resilience is a key part of our commitment to exceptional service in the national interest. Our research is grounded in our community-based work. Sandia works with American Indian tribes; Alaska Native villages; and communities in Alaska, New Orleans,...
Sandra Begay-Campbell, a Sandia researcher and member of the Navajo Nation, talks with Sandia interns at the Pueblo of Acoma about how a photovoltaic panel works to generate electricity.

Sandian Selected for Outstanding Engineer Award
News Article, December 10, 2014 • Jose Luis Cruz-Campa (right) along with fellow Sandia researchers Murat Okandan (left) and Greg Nielson (center) hold samples containing arrays of microsystems-enabled photoltaic (MEPV) cells. (Photo by Randy Montoya) The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 6: Southwest Area (encompassing New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Nevada) has selected...

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...

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...
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