Molten salt facility awarded $2.5M to restart testing
A power outage knocked out the heating system at the Molten Salt Test Loop facility in 2017. With this funding, Sandia can repair and reopen it to support commercialization of molten salt component systems.
Sandia Blade Workshop celebrates 20 years
At this year's event, wind industry stakeholders were interested in discussions about balancing reliability and rapid growth.
Sandia study supports superior bits
Labs researchers are lending their expertise to the art of selecting the right drill bit for the challenging conditions at geothermal power plants, which can provide clean electricity all day, every day.
Smart Labs completes successful pilot
The program aims to make the laboratories safer, more energy efficient and ultimately better equipped to support our scientists and our mission.
The big drop
A Sandia team drops 3D-printed torpedo anchor prototypes from up to 30 feet in the air to determine an optimal anchor design for offshore use.
Great Minds in STEM recognizes Sandia microgrid engineer
Rachid Darbali-Zamora has been honored for his technical achievements and desire to provide "solutions for the little guy."
Work toward a cleaner way to purify critical metals
Over the past three years, Sandia researchers have been pioneering an environmentally friendly alternative to separating rare-earth elements from watery mixtures.
Summer, sun and STEM
Sandia and Explora hosted a renewable energy summer camp, exploring the power of light, wind, waves and more.
Successful G3P3 particle receiver test a major step toward commercial scalability
Sandia scientists have successfully tested a new falling-particle receiver ahead of installation within the Generation 3 Particle Pilot Plant, which is currently under construction.
Plugging in new technologies
Lab News looks back on two decades of research at the Distributed Energy Technologies Lab.