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A SEAT at the global table: Environmental modeling software endorsed by the Ocean Decade

News Article, June 6, 2024 • Figure: Example of a SEAT output showing risk of potential changes in seabed dynamics (i.e., erosion or deposition) caused by modified wave and circulation forces induced by a WEC array interacting with local sediment bed composition. Sandia National Laboratories’ Spatial Environmental Assessment Toolkit has received an endorsement from the United...

Alaska’s salmon hub and DOE explore hydropower’s potential to meet the region’s energy and resiliency needs

News Article, January 31, 2023 • Sandia National Laboratories collaborated with the National Renewable Energy and Pacific Northwest National laboratories through the Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP) to ensure the remote town of Dillingham, Alaska, had dedicated technical assistance for accurately assessing the potential impacts of a low-impact, run-of-river hydropower project. Located in Bristol Bay,...

Co-designing the future of wave energy: Sandia researcher presents at NCROEP

News Article, May 22, 2024 • Wave energy convertors (WECs) convert the motion of waves into electrical energy; however, designing devices to survive harsh marine environments and produce commercial-scale electricity at cost-effective rates has its challenges. Ryan Coe, a wave energy and fluid dynamics modeling specialist for Sandia National Laboratories’ Water Power Technologies program, addressed some...

FOSWEC testing helps validate open-source modeling code

News Article, June 9, 2020 • Earlier this year, Sandia National Laboratories Water Power Technologies researchers successfully tested the Floating Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Device (FOSWEC). Testing took place at Oregon State University’s (OSU) Directional Wave Basin. Sandia had previously developed control design and testing methods for wave energy converters (WECs) based on experiments with a...

How do you ship a wave? In a box, of course. A WaveBox.

News Article, September 12, 2024 • A forklift loads the SWEPT Lab onto a flatbed truck A group of engineers watch as a forklift moves a shipping container onto a flatbed truck. The container is about to embark on a four-day trip from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Corvallis, Oregon. Inside the container is a one-of-a-kind mobile...

Making waves to combat climate change

News Article, April 20, 2022 • Sandia water systems engineer featured on DOE STEM Rising website Kelley Ruehl, an Energy Water Systems Integration mechanical engineer at Sandia, arrived in her current career by remaining open minded to new opportunities and following her passion for environmental research. Prior to joining Sandia as an intern in 2011, Kelley...

Kelley Ruehl, Sandia National Labs Energy Water Systems Engineer, standing next to an ocean wave energy converter.

New WPTO article highlights significant Sandia hydro, marine energy research in Alaska

News Article, November 15, 2021 • The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has released “North to the Future: WPTO Helps Alaskan Partners Pursue a Clean Energy Future With Water Power,” the much-anticipated article featuring FY21 Alaska-based water power research projects. The projects were supported by Sandia National Laboratories’ Advanced Grid Modeling,...

Pioneer WEC Concept Design Report webinar

News Article, March 21, 2024 • Join us for a free 90-minute webinar on April 2, 11 a.m. Eastern Time, focused on a novel “pitch resonator” wave energy convertor concept to support the power needs of the Coastal Surface Mooring system within the Ocean Observatories Initiative Pioneer Array. The four-person panel features researchers from Sandia National...

Project Spotlight: Sandia’s SWEPT Lab offers specialized testing, builds relationships with marine industry

News Article, March 6, 2023 • WECs are unique because they convert the oscillatory mechanical energy from ocean waves to generate electricity. This differentiates them from other technologies that harness a relatively steady input of mechanical energy, such as wind turbines or hydroelectric power technologies. Because of the unique way they convert energy, WEC power take-off...

Project spotlight: WEC-Sim software simulates wave energy converters to improve WEC design and overall performance

News Article, April 26, 2023 • To help meet the United States goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories' Water Power Program are studying innovative ways to produce clean energy from the oceans. Ocean wave energy technologies gather energy from waves using wave energy converters, or WECs, to harness wave motion and...

Registration open for Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project webinar

News Article, February 7, 2022 • Sandia National Laboratories’ Water Power and Renewable Energy and Distributed Systems Integration programs–members of the Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP) Partner Network– encourage community leaders, residents, and organizations located in remote, island, or islanded communities to attend the upcoming ETIPP Webinar scheduled for Feb. 16, 2022, at 12:00 p.m....

Request for Information ‘listening session’ will examine two new hydropower incentives programs

News Article, August 5, 2022 • The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Water Power Technologies Office will host a “listening session” on Aug. 9, 2022, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET, regarding a Request for Information (RFI) which will inform two new hydropower incentives programs: Section 243: Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentives Program and Section 247: Maintaining and...

Researcher makes the most of Sandia’s educational opportunities

News Article, April 13, 2022 • Sandia Water Power program researcher Chris Chartrand recently completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering thanks to educational opportunities offered through Sandia National Laboratories’ University Education Programs. Sandia offers these benefits to build the professional capabilities of the Laboratories’ employees and designs individual programs to support special technical talent acquisition, workforce...

Sandia economist selected fellow of energy association

News Article, January 10, 2024 • Peter Kobos, an economist and manager at Sandia National Laboratories, has been selected as a senior fellow of the United States Association for Energy Economics. Kobos defines energy economics as the science of storytelling, using data to determine which energy technologies can perform as needed and which technologies are cost-effective enough...

Sandia water researchers to host “An Introduction to Water Power,” an all-academia webinar

News Article, March 31, 2023 • Are you a student thinking of a career in marine energy? Are you an educator seeking resources to introduce the growing water power industry to your students? Join Sandia National Laboratories for “An Introduction to Water Power,” an all-academia webinar, April 24, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. MT. ...

Sandia’s marine researchers to host MASK Basin WEC Workshop Information Session

News Article, May 11, 2023 • Join Sandia National Laboratories as it hosts the “WEC Design, Modeling, Control, and Testing Workshop Information Session,” Tuesday, June 6, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. MT. During this informative session, you’ll learn what to expect at the in-person WEC workshop hosted by Sandia later this year. The in-person...

Wave Energy Converter floats in MAASK Basin pool

Sandia’s Water Power program to present WEC Power-Takeoff (PTO) Testing webinar

News Article, March 14, 2023 • Join Sandia National Laboratories as it hosts the webinar, “WEC PTO Testing” on March 24, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. MT. The design and testing of power take-off (PTO) systems for wave energy converters (WECs) is critically important to functionality and performance. This webinar will discuss the key...

Surf’s Up! Free webinar on wave energy

News Article, March 20, 2024 • Join our free webinar on March 26 at 11 a.m. Eastern Time with Sandia National Laboratories’ Ryan Coe, Giorgio Bacelli, Dominic Forbush and Tim Donnelly. They will share and discuss recent results from WEC co-design testing on the “WaveBot” device at the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Maneuvering...

Water Power Technologies Office releases 2021-2022 Accomplishments Report

News Article, May 3, 2023 • The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) recently released its 2021-2022 Accomplishments Report, which highlights a selection of projects focused on advancing hydropower and marine energy technologies to help achieve a carbon-free power sector by 2035 and net-zero-emissions economy by 2050 in the United States. Sandia...

Water power technologies research, efforts highlighted in recent accomplishments report

News Article, January 19, 2021 • This month, Sandia's research related to water power technologies was highlighted alongside the accomplishments of collaborators and other National Laboratories in the Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office 2019-2020 Accomplishments Report. The report's compilation included highlights from Sandia's Water Power Technologies program. New, Centralized Portal for Marine Energy Information...

WPTO releases 2020-2021 Accomplishments Report, highlights Sandia water power technologies contributions

News Article, April 4, 2022 • The U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) recently released its 2020-2021 Accomplishments Report. The compilation includes achievements from Sandia National Laboratories’ Water Power Technologies program over the past year, while working alongside its National Lab partners, and other collaborators: SWEPT facility hosts AquaHarmonics power take-off system testing....

WPTO, Sandia, and NREL partner for marine technologies prize

News Article, April 7, 2023 • The U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office recently launched the Innovating Distributed Embedded Energy Prize (InDEEP) in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories. The prize aims to forge a path for early-stage marine energy technologies to one day help power the nation’s grid...