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Sandian Discusses Technologies for Diesel Use Reduction at the IEEE SusTech Initiative Energy and Climate Technologies for the Arctic Workshop
Sandia National Laboratories Energy Storage program team member Charlie Vartanian participated in IEEE SusTech Initiative’s Energy and Climate Technologies for the Arctic Workshop held May 3-4, 2024, at the University of Alaska Anchorage campus. This was the fourth in a series of open workshops held by the IEEE SusTech Initiative. At the workshop, Charlie Vartanian spoke […] Read More
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Sandian Assist Industry Understanding of Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) for Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) Summit
Will McNamara from Sandia National Laboratories gave two presentations at the EUCI Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) Best Practices Summit held virtually May 1-2, 2024, hosted by Burbank Department of Light & Power. McNamara, the Sandia Energy Storage Policy Analyst, presented and led discussion on “Parsing Which Long Duration Technologies Will Prevail” and “Assessing the Impacts on […] Read More
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Sandians Assist Industry Education on Energy Storage System Standards
Sandia National Laboratories Energy Storage program team member Charlie Vartanian participated in the EUCI course “Energy Storge System Commissioning” held virtually April 17-18, 2024. Charlie was the lead instructor for “Installation Codes, Standards, and Regulations (CSRs) Applicable to Energy Storage System (ESS) Commissioning”. The Sandia-supported course module included content prepared by Michael Ropp (Sandia ESS […] Read More
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Sandia National Laboratories’ Atri Bera Awarded Outstanding Young Engineer
Dr. Atri Bera was recently honored with the Outstanding Young Engineer Award by the IEEE Albuquerque Section, recognizing his significant contributions in developing “software tools to assess the reliability and stability risks associated with high penetrations of renewable generation.” His research and tool development work has been pivotal in addressing critical challenges as the power […] Read More
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Vincent Sprenkle Named Director of Grid Storage Launchpad
A nationally recognized leader in electrochemical energy conversion and storage at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Vince Sprenkle has been chosen to oversee the Grid Storage Launchpad (GSL), a Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) research and development facility that will open this year on PNNL’s campus in Richland, WA. For more than a decade, […] Read More
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces Selectees of $15 Million in Awards to Advance the Future of Energy Storage
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced the selectees of $15 million in awards at the Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Council Summit on April 8, 2024. These awards are through the Storage Innovations 2030: Technology Liftoff (SI Liftoff) funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to advance energy storage innovations to help […] 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 […]