ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — After eight great years of observations and research, a Sandia National Laboratories-operated atmospheric measurement facility moved from Oliktok Point, on the North Slope of Alaska, this summer. The mobile facility will be relocating to the southeastern United States; the exact location is still being decided. The Department of Energy Office of Science’s […]
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Sandia-operated Arctic measurement facility moves, research to continue
November 9, 2021 – 5:00 am
By Mollie Rappe
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Posted in Climate Change, Energy / Environment / Water
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Also tagged Alaska, arctic, ARM, atmospheric radiation measurement, barrow, climate modeling, Oliktok Point, weather balloon, weather modeling
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Here comes the sun: Tethered-balloon tests ensure safety of new solar-power technology
April 22, 2021 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — What do tiny dust particles, 22-foot-wide red balloons and “concentrated” sunlight have in common? Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories recently used 22-foot-wide tethered balloons to collect samples of airborne dust particles to ensure the safety of an emerging solar-power technology. The study determined that the dust created by the new technology is […]
By Mollie Rappe
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Posted in Climate Change, Energy / Environment / Water, Renewable energy
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Also tagged aerosol testing, balloons, concentrating solar power, falling particle receiver, National Solar Thermal Test Facility, safety, solar energy
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