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FlickrPratt Whitney Rocketdyne Testing
On December 19, 2012,
in Concentrating Solar Power, ECIS, Energy, Facilities, National Solar Thermal Test Facility, News, News & Events, Partnership, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Newsletter
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 [...]
Optics Lab
On September 26, 2012,
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Optical equipment located in this lab space and tools developed, using DOE funds, allows for optical characterization of heliostat and dish facets. These flexible analytical tools, along with the on-site expertise currently support the evaluation and development of low-cost, high-performance heliostat facets. The tools are also applicable to assembly/production line environments. In addition, field support [...]
Regional Test Facility
On September 26, 2012,
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Sandia (with DOE support) recently installed infrastructure on eight acres of the National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) to support US industry in actual field test and validation of US-based PV modules and systems designs to accelerate bankability assessments. The initial phase has 1 MWe connectivity to the utility system. The second phase, an additional [...]
Defense Mission (S&T)
On August 10, 2012,
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Sandia is a national security laboratory with a long history of leading energy storage technology R&D. We have cradle-to-grave responsibility for all power sources for DOE defense programs, and apply our expertise to support DoD applications. Sandia provides leadership to the DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability’s Energy Storage Systems program through advanced [...]
Transportation Energy Storage
On August 10, 2012,
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Sandia’s transportation energy storage research programs apply scientific understanding of battery degradation mechanisms to develop technologies to improve battery performance, economics, and safety to enable widespread electrification of the nation’s transportation fleet. Automobile and truck transportation accounts for 71% of U.S. oil use and 33.5% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.† A national energy goal is [...]
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