Energy, Climate, & Infrastructure Security (ECIS)

Solar Newsletter

Pratt Whitney Rocketdyne Testing

On November 24, 2012 the National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) began testing of the Pratt Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) solar receiver shroud.  Fifteen days of solar testing are scheduled for this testing.  The flux levels on the shroud range between 100 and 500 suns.  The work is sponsored by PWR in cooperation with the Department [...]

NASA Testing

During the week of October 15 multiple ablator samples were exposed to the concentrated solar beam.  The samples were provided by NASA via Work for Others agreement.  Some of the samples were five-inches in diameter and others were 12-inches square.  The samples were exposed to 150-200 W/cm2 flux levels for up to 300 seconds using [...]

Excellence Award in the 2012 Facilities Environmental, Safety and Health Go Green Initiative

A team from Sandia National Laboratories’ (SNL) National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) recently won a first place Excellence Award in the 2012 Facilities Environmental, Safety and Health Go Green Initiative of the Lockheed Martin Electronics Systems Business Area. The award was given for an innovative means of disposing of 5000 mirrored glass facets that [...]