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Educating federal agencies on the role of energy storage in AI data centers
On February 24, researchers Jackie Huynh (PNNL) and Yuliya Preger (SNL) delivered a requested presentation on the “Role of Energy Storage in AI Data Centers” at the quarterly meeting of the Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries (FCAB). FCAB brings together program managers from dozens of federal agencies from Departments including Energy, War, Commerce, and State… Read More
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Technical support helps deliver, demonstrate energy storage for resilience, affordability, and emergency response
Henry Guan, Tim Wilcox, Waylon Clark, and Charlie Hanley from Sandia National Laboratories attended the ribbon cutting event on February 10 for a battery energy storage project in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The project, located at the IBEW Local 995 facility in Baton Rouge, is one of 20 microgrids, called Community Lighthouses, that have been installed… Read More
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Research explores scaling up online, model-based anomaly detection for improved battery system safety, reliability, and availability
The online monitoring of battery energy storage systems (ESSs) is crucial to detecting sensor anomalies that could have detrimental impacts on the system’s safety, reliability, and availability. Model-based anomaly detection mechanisms could be integrated into battery management systems (BMSs) with modeling and estimation capabilities. However, previous model-based anomaly detection mechanisms have been tested only on… Read More
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Battery energy storage deployment project comes online for high school in Albuquerque: Helps demonstrate energy savings and affordability of using batteries for peak demand reduction
On January 28, Sandia’s Energy Storage Demonstration Projects team was invited to Albuquerque Public Schools’ Water and Energy Conservation Committee meeting where APS celebrated the completed commissioning and full operation of the Atrisco Heritage Academy High School Battery Energy Storage System project. Sandia was recognized for their partnership throughout the project and Sandia’s Henry Guan… Read More
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New resource: Book chapter provides estimation technique and describes energy storage use to increase microgrid power quality and improve monitoring
On January 20, 2026, Sandia researchers Niranjan Bhujel and Ujjwol Tamrakar published the chapter titled “Optimization Framework for Frequency and Parameter Estimation in Low-Inertia Power Systems for Fast-Frequency Support” in the book “Power System Inertia, Strength, and RoCoF.” The chapter is based on the work performed by Niranjan Bhujel and Ujjwol Tamrakar on the development… Read More
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QuESt adds production cost model
On January 5, 2026, Dilip Pandit and a team of researchers at Sandia National Laboratories released a Python-based open source software tool called QuESt PCM: A Production Cost Modeling Tool with High-Fidelity Models of Energy Storage Systems, now available on GitHub. This tool is designed for evaluating power system operations with advanced modeling of diverse… Read More
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Sandians shine at EESAT 2026: Key roles and panels highlight energy storage innovations
On January 5 and 6, 2026, several Sandians participated in the 14th IEEE Electrical Energy Storage Applications and Technologies (EESAT) conference held at the Omni Tucson National Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona. Rodrigo Trevizan served as the Technical Chair and moderated Technical Session 5 – Electric Vehicle Integration. David Rosewater acted as the webmaster… Read More
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IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy: Outstanding associate editor
In December 2025, Ujjwol Tamrakar, a researcher within Sandia’s Sandia Energy Storage Technology and Systems Department, was recognized as the outstanding associate editor of 2025 for IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy. IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy (OAJPE) is a technical journal containing articles focusing on the development, planning, design,… Read More
