Stationary Power

Our work in stationary power includes the deployment of clean electricity, which requires integration with a modernized grid infrastructure, and enhancements in energy efficiency as a direct influence on energy productivity and economic competitiveness.

Energy Conversion Efficiency

High-efficiency conversion of low and  zero-carbon energy sources to electricity

Grid Modernization

Safety, security, and resilience of energy infrastructure and assets

Nuclear Fuel Cycle

A dynamic, multifaceted approach to systems-based research and development of nuclear energy and fuel cycle technologies

Energy Conversion Efficiency

Increasing the amount of electricity produced from a given thermal energy input.
This is a major objective for multiple RE sources (e.g., geothermal, photovoltaics [PV], concentrating solar power [CSP], wind). Major advances in energy conversion efficiency also have the potential for significant impact in traditional thermal energy source (e.g., nuclear, natural gas, coal) conversion to electricity.

Solar

We conduct research and development (R&D) in solar power, including photovoltaics and concentrating solar power, to strengthen the U.S. solar industry and improve the manufacturability, reliability, and cost competitiveness of solar energy technologies and systems.
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Wind

Our Wind Energy Technologies program conducts applied research to increase the viability of wind technology by improving wind turbine and wind plant performance and reliability to reduce the cost of energy. Sandia specializes in wind-turbine blade design, manufacturing, reliability and wind plant performance.
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Water Power

The Water Power program includes marine hydrokinetic, conventional hydro, and offshore wind energy research efforts and heavily leverages high-performance computing, advanced materials and coatings, non-destructive inspection, complex systems simulation, and large-scale testing.
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Supercritical CO2- Brayton Cycle

We are creating a thermal-to-electric power conversion technology in a configuration called the recompression closed Brayton cycle (RCBC) that uses supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) as the working fluid, rather than steam, thereby dramatically increasing conversion efficiency compared to the steam Rankine cycle.
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Nuclear

Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Programs provide a dynamic, multifaceted approach to systems-based research and development of nuclear energy and fuel cycle technologies.
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Natural Gas

Research focuses on technologies that reduce the cost, increase the efficiency, and minimize the environmental risk of finding and producing natural gas
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Geothermal

Work in drilling technology is aimed at reducing the cost and risk associated with drilling in harsh, subterranean environments.
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Coal

The Carbon Capture program advances safe, cost effective, capture and permanent geologic storage and/or use of CO2.
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Grid Modernization

Enabling a Resilient and Secure Electric Grid
Sandia envisions a world of interdependent and variable distributed systems that are optimized at multiple scales – including transmission – to maximize local resources in providing secure, resilient, and clean energy to all users at all times.

Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium

As one of 13 national laboratories supporting DOE’s initiative for grid modernization, Sandia supports 29 projects nationwide and leads the Security and Resiliency research pillar.
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Grid Analytics and Resilience

Sandia is developing analytical solutions that address emerging issues in our evolving systems to maintain electric-grid function in the face of disruptive threats.
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Renewable Energy and Distributed Systems Integration

Sandia and our partners are aiming toward a sustainable energy future that also meets demand predictably and consistently, so as not to damage increasingly sensitive electronic equipment.
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Cyber and Physical Security

Laboratory scientists and engineers work with industry to develop technologies to identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover from cyber-attacks on the grid.
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Energy Storage

Sandia is a research center of excellence for safety and reliability of grid-scale energy storage systems and works to improve energy storage performance, economics, and safety.
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Defense Energy

Our cross-disciplinary strengths in cybersecurity, analytics, and lab-based integration and test platforms address difficult defense-related questions.
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Power Electronics and Controls

Sandia leverages hardware, models, and simulation capabilities to solve some of the more complex nonlinear distributed challenges.
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Advanced Microgrids

Sandia’s microgrid work crosscuts our grid modernization research areas and addresses real-time controls, operational optimization, power quality, and protection and standards.
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Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Enabling Energy Security through the Nuclear Enterprise
Sandia supports the safe, secure, reliable, and sustainable use of nuclear power worldwide through strengths in repository science, nonproliferation, safety and security, transportation, modeling, and system demonstrations

Defense Waste Management

Sandia advises the U.S. Department of Energy in support of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)—the world’s only licensed and operating deep geologic repository for transuranic nuclear waste disposal.
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Advanced Nuclear Energy

Sandia conducts research and development in advanced technologies for both the front- and back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle.
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Nuclear Energy Safety

Sandia conducts scientific analyses and experiments to enhance the safety of the nuclear fuel cycle and the supporting infrastructure.
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Ray Byrne Named 2017 IEEE Fellow

Ray Byrne, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, from Albuquerque, New Mexico has been named an IEEE Fellow. He is being recognized for contributions to miniature robotics and grid integration of [...]

Sandia’s Research in Ultrawide Bandgap Technology Could Help Improve the Grid

Sandia researchers are currently studying how ultrawide bandgap semiconductor materials could be used to create more compact and efficient power electronics, potentially leading to higher absolute voltages for distributing power grid energy. These materials, such [...]

DOE Office of Technology Transitions seeks proposals to support transition of energy tech with commercial potential

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions is seeking proposals from the National Laboratories to support the transition of promising energy related technologies developed at the National Laboratories with commercial potential. DOE’s FY-17 [...]

Sandia Joins Forces with Singapore Energy Market Authority to Develop Energy Storage Test-Bed

Sandia National Laboratories’ Energy Storage Projects team within the Stationary Energy Storage Program is working with the government of Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) to help set up Singapore’s first grid energy storage test-bed. This [...]

Microgrid Webinar Addresses Mission Assurance and Energy Security with Advanced Microgrid Designs

On October 13th, Mike Hightower of Sandia National Laboratories led two webinars on microgrids and energy assurance as part of Energy Action Month. Mike along with other Sandia engineers and scientists have been researching energy [...]