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A fresh look at restoring power to the grid

January 31, 2023 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Climate change can alter extreme weather events, and these events have the potential to strain, disrupt or damage the nation’s grid. Sandia National Laboratories computer scientists have been working on an innovative computer model to help grid operators quickly restore power to the grid after a complete...
Two men stand in front of electrical grid equipment, mountains in the background.

New tool at Sandia brings some West Texas wind to the Duke City — virtually

February 2, 2021 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have a new tool that allows them to study wind power and see whether it can be efficiently used to provide power to people living in remote and rural places or even off the grid, through distributed energy. A new, custom-built wind...
Scientist in protective gear looks at a cyan and red couston-built wind turbine emulator

Improving the reliability and resiliency of Hoboken’s electric grid in aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

July 3, 2013 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia will help East Coast communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy boost the resiliency of their electric grids, so they can be better prepared to deal with natural disasters in the future. Sandia’s Energy Surety Design Methodology (ESDM) is a quantitative, risk-based assessment approach that has been applied...