Safety, Security, and Resilience of Energy Infrastructure and Assets
Modernizing our electrical grid is a tremendous undertaking, requiring the coordination and collaboration of a wide range of stakeholders spanning federal and local governments, the energy industry, electric utilities and—perhaps most importantly—the myriad of consumers. Sandia supports the DOE, DHS, and DOD efforts to modernize the electric grid by providing R&D of new transformational energy technologies; analyses of the technical, economic, and national security implications of the loss or disruption of critical civilian and military energy infrastructures; and assisting in the understanding and technology development of infrastructure protection and infrastructure disruption mitigation, response, and recovery options.
Areas of Expertise
Supporting 29 projects nationwide and leading the Security & Resiliency research pillar.
Developing technologies to maintain electric-grid function in the face of disruptive threats—both natural and manufactured.
Integrating renewable energy into the electric grid.
Working with industry to take full advantage of the potential that this connectivity represents while also safeguarding these tools against exploitation by adversaries.
Enhancing grid services through the development of energy storage technologies.
Addressing defense energy security challenges throughout the entire technology life cycle.
Applying engineering principles to achieve complete systems-view solutions.
Exploring advanced microgrids to integrate distributed generation with power controls and optimized resource allocation for islanded and grid-tied systems.
- Achieving Higher Energy Density in Flow Batteries at Lower Cost with MetILs (1743 downloads)
- Advanced Security for Nuclear Materials and Facilities (1630 downloads)
- Air Bearing Heat Exchanger (2081 downloads)
- Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory (3411 downloads)
- Battery Reliability Science at Sandia (1882 downloads)
- Developing the Technical Basis for Extended Long Term Dry Storage and Subsequent Transportation of Used Nuclear Fuel (905 downloads)
- Developing the Technical Basis for Long Term Storage and Subsequent Transportation of Used Nuclear Fuel (863 downloads)
- Developing the Technical Basis for Long Term Storage and Subsequent Transportation of Used Nuclear Fuel - XI International Workshop (946 downloads)
- DOE Reference Model Project (476 downloads)
- ECIS SMU Key Facilities 2011 (1104 downloads)
- Economic and Policy Analyses Provide Key Perspectives on Energy (2703 downloads)
- Energy Storage Test Pad and Energy Storage Analysis Laboratory (1744 downloads)
- Energy, Climate, & Infrastructure Security Executive Summary (1156 downloads)
- Energy, Climate, & Infrastructure Security FY11–14 Strategic Plan (1455 downloads)
- ES-Select Evaluates Energy Storage Technology (1749 downloads)
- ESM Fact Sheet SAND2008-4464P (2650 downloads)
- Establishment of Research and Development Priorities Regarding the Geologic Disposal of Nuclear Waste in the United States and Strategies for International Collaboration (876 downloads)
- Establishment of Research and Development Priorities Regarding the Geologic Disposal of Nuclear Waste in the United States and Strategies for International Collaboration (899 downloads)
- Estimating Potential Revenue from Electrical Energy Storage in PJM (299 downloads)
- Fuel Assembly Shaker Test Plan (1117 downloads)
- Generic Disposal Concepts and Thermal Management for Larger Waste Packages (994 downloads)
- Grid Modernization Research at Sandia (350 downloads)
- Grid Modernization: Energy Storage Fact Sheet (477 downloads)
- Investigation of Spatial Variation of Sea States Offshore of Humboldt Bay, CA Using a Hindcast Model (435 downloads)
- Mechanistic Multiscale Modeling of Battery Electrochemical Reactions (1736 downloads)
- Micro Power Source (1083 downloads)
- Nuclear Waste Disposal (1622 downloads)
- Photovoltaic Systems Evaluation Laboratory (1168 downloads)
- Preliminary Performance Assessment for Deep Borehole Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste (921 downloads)
- Prioritized Safeguards and Security Issues for extended Storage of Used Nuclear Fuel (928 downloads)
- Research to Improve Transportation Energy Storage Fact Sheet (3279 downloads)
- Sandia’s Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory Fact Sheet (1423 downloads)
- Sandia’s Energy Storage Research Program Fact Sheet (1844 downloads)
- Sandia’s Stationary Energy Storage Research Program Fact Sheet (2634 downloads)
- Scaled Wind Farm Technology Facility Fact Sheet (3116 downloads)
- Smart Outlet (1905 downloads)
- SPIDERS: The Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energ Reliability and Security (2239 downloads)
- Technology Advances to Improve Reliability –A Broad View (986 downloads)
- Ultra-High-Voltage Silicon Carbide Thyristors (1176 downloads)
- Weighing the Alternatives (2450 downloads)
Sandia’s Research in Ultrawide Bandgap Technology Could Help Improve the Grid
Sandia researchers are currently studying how ultrawide bandgap semiconductor materials could be used to create more compact and efficient power electronics, potentially leading to higher absolute voltages for distributing power grid energy. These materials, such [...]
Sandia Joins Forces with Singapore Energy Market Authority to Develop Energy Storage Test-Bed
Sandia National Laboratories’ Energy Storage Projects team within the Stationary Energy Storage Program is working with the government of Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) to help set up Singapore’s first grid energy storage test-bed. This [...]
Microgrid Webinar Addresses Mission Assurance and Energy Security with Advanced Microgrid Designs
On October 13th, Mike Hightower of Sandia National Laboratories led two webinars on microgrids and energy assurance as part of Energy Action Month. Mike along with other Sandia engineers and scientists have been researching energy [...]
Installation of New England’s Largest Battery Energy Storage System is Underway
NEC Energy Solutions has begun the installation and commissioning of a 2 MW, 3.9MWh GSS® grid energy storage solution for the Sterling Municipal Light Department (SMLD) in Sterling, Massachusetts. Once complete in December 2016, it [...]
- Grid Modernization Research at Sandia
- Grid Modernization Research at Sandia: Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium
- Grid Modernization Research at Sandia: Grid Analytics and Resilience
- Grid Modernization Research at Sandia: Renewable Energy and Distributed Systems Integration
- Grid Modernization Research at Sandia: Cybersecurity
- Grid Modernization Research at Sandia: Energy Storage
- Grid Modernization Research at Sandia: Defense Energy
- Grid Modernization Research at Sandia: Power Electronics & Controls
- Sandia and NJ Transit, Developing Resilient Power Grid
- Bolstering Power Grid Resiliency
- Microgrid Design Toolkit
- Energy Surety Microgrid (ESM)
- Enabling Secure, Scalable Microgrids (ESM) with High Penetration Renewables
- New Mexico Collaboration Demonstrates Viability of Commercial-Scale Microgrids
- SPIDERS: The Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security
- Mesa del Sol Microgrid