Technology transfer / Economic Impact

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Sandia National Laboratories leads reliability workshop for growing field of photovoltaic systems integration

May 11, 2010 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories is using its expertise and long history in photovoltaic (PV) research and development to accelerate the adoption of reliability tools within the growing industry of PV power gen...

Categories: Community / Education, Energy / Environment / Water, Renewable energy, Science / Technology / Engineering, Technology transfer / Economic Impact

Jennifer Granata and Michael Quintana examine a photovoltaic solar panel at Sandia National Laboratories.

City of Pittsburgh honors Sandia for solar work

May 5, 2010 • Albuquerque, N.M. — The city of Pittsburgh has honored solar researchers from Sandia National Laboratories for training city staff to install and maintain solar thermal and photovoltaic panels on city facilities. The formal proclamation, signed by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, recognizes the Sandia researchers “who braved sleet, snow, ice, and frigid...

Categories: Operations / Budget, Renewable energy, Science / Technology / Engineering, Technology transfer / Economic Impact

Sandia workshop to focus on codes development for hydrogen-powered industrial trucks

March 30, 2010 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — Sandia National Laboratories will host a workshop April 28 for industry and code development organizations designed to address research barriers to hydrogen-powered forklifts and other near-term fuel cell market applications.

Categories: Conferences / Symposia, Technology transfer / Economic Impact

A PowerEdge fuel cell-powered forklift truck is refueled at Nuveras PowerTap hydrogen dispenser. An April 28 workshop organized by Sandia will help identify the key areas of R&D that are necessary to enable the deployment of hydrogen fuel cell systems for industrial trucks and other applications. (Photo courtesy Nuvera Fuel Cells)

Sandia to break ground for new computational laboratories building

March 22, 2010 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — A groundbreaking ceremony for a new facility – the Combustion Research Computation and Visualization (CRCV) building, part of the Combustion Research Facility (CRF) – will take place at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 24, on the grounds of Sandia National Lab...

Categories: Computing, Operations / Budget, Technology transfer / Economic Impact

Artist’s rendering of Combustion Research Facility (CRF) complex (right) with proposed Combustion Research Computation and Visualization (CRCV) building (left). The new $5 million building, funded by the Department of Energys Office of Science (SC) and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE), will enhance the computational and modeling efforts that are central to the CRFs work portfolio. Drawing by Daniel Strong.

Sandia signs agreement with New Zealand institute to address critical transportation energy issues

February 4, 2010 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — Sandia National Laboratories and Scion, a New Zealand Crown Research Institute, have signed an agreement that will focus research on the cooperative development of technical information and system studies relevant to low-carbon energy technologies.The…

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New SunCatcher™ power system unveiled at National Solar Thermal Test Facility

July 7, 2009 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Stirling Energy Systems (SES) and Tessera Solar recently unveiled four newly designed solar power collection dishes at Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF). Called SunCatchers™, the new dishes have a refined design that...

Categories: Renewable energy, Technology transfer / Economic Impact

Hydrogen Road Tour event in Livermore will showcase fuel cell vehicles

May 27, 2009 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — As Sandia National Laboratories prepares to cohost the upcoming Hydrogen Road Tour in Livermore, Calif., Sandia’s hydrogen program manager, Jay Keller, asserts that recent advances in hydrogen technology are real and significant.“Sandia has been at …

Categories: Renewable energy, Technology transfer / Economic Impact

Sandia, Purdue investigate new methods for monitoring and operating wind turbines

May 27, 2009 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Researchers with Sandia National Laboratories and Purdue University are using sensors and computational software to help design a better wind turbine.

Categories: Renewable energy, Technology transfer / Economic Impact

Sandia signs MOU with Japanese national institute

May 26, 2009 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories and Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology have signed an agreement to conduct and share research of mutual interest. Areas of immediate importance named in the memorandum of understanding include photovoltaics, nanoelectronics, nanomaterials and computational investigations of the properties of materials....

Categories: Science / Technology / Engineering, Technology transfer / Economic Impact

Sandia successfully completes hydrogen storage system for GM

May 7, 2009 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have successfully designed and demonstrated key features of a hydrogen storage system that utilizes a complex metal hydride material known as sodium alanate. The system, developed through a multiyear project...

Categories: Renewable energy, Science / Technology / Engineering, Technology transfer / Economic Impact

Terry Johnson and the hydrogen storage system for GM

Sandia, Mesalands Community College sign agreement to jointly research new wind energy technologies

April 23, 2009 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In the first arrangement of its kind between a national laboratory and a two-year college, Sandia National Laboratories and Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, N.M., recently signed a memorandum of understanding committing the two organizations to...

Categories: Community / Education, Renewable energy, Technology transfer / Economic Impact

New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program helps 286 small businesses in 2008

March 30, 2009 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory, assisted 286 small businesses in 2008 with projects ranging from helping a door restoration company to assisting Nambe Pueblo create a water model.

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Sandia Science & Technology Park receives top award

February 11, 2009 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Sandia Science & Technology Park has received the 13th annual Outstanding Research/Science Park Achievement Award given by the national Association of University Research Parks (AURP).

Categories: Awards, Community / Education, Operations / Budget, Technology transfer / Economic Impact

Biofuels can provide viable, sustainable solution to reducing petroleum dependence, say Sandia researchers

February 10, 2009 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — An in-depth study by Sandia National Laboratories and General Motors Corp. has found that plant and forestry waste and dedicated energy crops could sustainably replace nearly a third of gasoline use by the year 2030.

Categories: Renewable energy, Technology transfer / Economic Impact

Sandia adopts new agreement forms to allow universities/industry to use facilities

January 14, 2009 • [caption id="" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Bruce McWatters prepares Sandia's Cockroft Walton accelerator for its move to the Ion Beam Laboratory. The IBL will be available to Sandia university and industry partners as an official user facility. Although the devi…

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Sandia awards $41.8M pulsed power support contract to Ktech

March 6, 1998 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Ktech, an Albuquerque engineering and technology company, has been awarded a five-year $41.8 million contract to provide pulsed power technology support services to Sandia National Laboratories.

Categories: Technology transfer / Economic Impact

Sandia FY97 contribution to New Mexico economy up 16 percent from previous year

February 20, 1998 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories contributed just over $973 million to the New Mexico economy during fiscal year 1997, ending Sept. 30, 1997 -- a 16-percent increase over the amount it contributed to the state's well being the year before.

Categories: Technology transfer / Economic Impact

Agreement Supports, Streamlines Sandia Work with Semiconductor Industry Consortium

February 18, 1998 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories and SEMI/SEMATECH have entered into a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) aimed to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. semiconductor supplier industry and to support and nurture Sandia's technology base.

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