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Sandian Will McNamara Discusses Importance of Long-Duration Energy Storage
Will McNamara, Energy Storage Policy Analyst at Sandia National Laboratories, delivered a presentation to the Energy Storage Working Group of the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The presentation was focused on Sandia’s current work related to long-duration energy storage (LDES), specifically its role as the Lead Lab in the DOE-funded […] Read More
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Sandia Partnership Speeds up Development of Flow Batteries for Green Grid, Water
Drs. Leo Small and Melissa Meyerson, researchers with the Sandia Energy Storage program, collaborated with Albuquerque entrepreneur Charles Call to help bring Office of Electricity-funded research from the lab to local businesses. This collaboration was facilitated by the DOE Office of Technology Transitions Boost program. This partnership aims to get big, safe, stationary lithium-sulfur flow […] Read More
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Sandian David Rosewater Talks Reducing Risk When Performing Energized Work on Batteries
On June 5, 2024, David Rosewater, a grid energy storage researcher in the Sandia Energy Storage program, was an invited speaker during the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) webinar on Reducing Risk When Performing Energized Work on Batteries. Dr. Rosewater’s presented to the international audience on his recently published research to improve battery electrical safety […] Read More
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Reducing Risk and Keeping Battery Workers Safe
Led by Sandia grid energy storage researcher David Rosewater, the Energy Facilities Contractors Group (EFCOG) and the IEEE Energy Storage and Stationary Battery (ESSB) committee collaborated to submit public comments for the next edition of NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. These public inputs, submitted on June 4, 2024, represent the culmination […] Read More
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Sandian Ramesh Koripella Discusses Sandia Partnership with the California Energy Commission
Ramesh Koripella, a Materials Scientist in the Sandia Energy Storage program, spoke at the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) 2024 Members Meeting on June 4, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Koripella’s presentation titled “Non-Lithium Energy Storage Demonstration Projects in California” was a part of the Non-Lithium and Longer-Duration Technologies breakout session. Ramesh discussed the percent […] Read More
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Sandian Oindrilla Dutta Presents on Battery Management System (BMS) Testing
Dr. Oindrilla Dutta, an R&D Scientist and Engineer in the Sandia Energy Storage program, served as panelist in a webinar organized by OPAL-RT Technologies on May 16, 2024. The webinar was titled “The Importance of Battery Management System (BMS) Testing Today: From EVs to Grid Storage.” Dr. Dutta’s area of focus was BMS for Grid […] Read More
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- Energy Department Awards $19 Million for Long-Duration Energy Storage in Remote Communities and Military HousingThe U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity has selected two companies to receive $19 million in awards to demonstrate long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects in remote communities and military […]
- Sandia Scientist Stan Atcitty Recognized in Partnership with Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesDr. Stan Atcitty was featured in the Winds of Change magazine, published by American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES). AISES is a national nonprofit organization focused on increasing the […]
- Department of Energy Releases Several Reports Supporting Long Duration Energy StorageDepartment of Energy Office of Electricity (DOE OE) has published a series of reports supporting their Long Duration Storage Shot, which aims to develop specific and quantifiable RD&D pathways to […]
- Energy Department Awards $1.2 Million in Funding for Storage Social Equity InitiativeThe U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) announced it selected four organizations to receive funding under the Energy Storage for Social Equity (ES4SE) Initiative. ES4SE is designed […]
- Long-Duration Energy Storage: The Time Is NowHow can US states with aggressive decarbonization goals coupled with federal decarbonization goals have energy when they need it? Long-duration energy storage (LDES) is a likely candidate. LDES systems are […]
- Energy Department Selects Six National Laboratories to Validate Battery Energy Storage PerformanceThe U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Electricity (OE) announced a team of six DOE national laboratories to receive a total of $2 million to carry out the Rapid […]
- DOE Announces Energy Storage Innovations Prize WinnersThe U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced the ten winners of the inaugural American-Made Energy Storage Innovations Prize. The American-Made Challenge calls for solutions to […]
- U.S. Department of Energy Opportunity: Rapid Operational Validation Initiative for Flow BatteriesThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is issuing a lab call to develop the Rapid Operational Validation Initiative (ROVI), which will address critical gaps in data needs to evaluate energy […]
- DOE Announces First Loan Guarantee for a Clean Energy Project in Nearly a DecadeThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it closed on a $504.4 million loan guarantee to the Advanced Clean Energy Storage project in Utah — marking the first loan […]
- DOE Selects 14 Communities to Leverage Energy Storage to Increase Resiliency and Long-term AffordabilityThe Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE) Energy Storage Program has selected 14 communities from more than 60 applicants to receive technical assistance from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory as part of […]