Uploads from SandiaLabs, tagged energy

Chris Evans

nobody@flickr.com (SandiaLabs) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:12:11 -0700

SandiaLabs posted a photo:

The U.S. Department of Energy named Chris Evans an Energy Pioneer for his work in identifying and implementing energy conservation practices at Sandia National Laboratories. His team has helped the Labs cut energy usage by more than 250 billion BTUs in the past six years.

Photo by Randy Montoya.

Read more at bit.ly/NozINZ.

Alternative fuel from cyanobacteria

nobody@flickr.com (SandiaLabs) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:16:25 -0800

SandiaLabs posted a photo:

Truman Fellow Anne Ruffing looks at a flask of cyanobacteria with precipitated fatty acid floating on top. She has engineered two strains of cyanobacteria to produce free fatty acids, a precursor to fuels, as she studies the direct conversion of carbon dioxide into biofuels by photosynthetic organisms.

Read more at share.sandia.gov/news/resources/news_releases/cyanobacter...

Photo by Randy Montoya.

Molten salt test facility

nobody@flickr.com (SandiaLabs) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:14:10 -0800

SandiaLabs posted a photo:

Sandia mechanical technologist John Kelton sifts through a bucket of salt beads before they are melted for use in the Molten Salt Test Loop. The Molten Salt Test Loop is the only test facility in the country that can provide real power plant conditions and collect data about the interactions of pressure, temperature and flow rates. The resulting research is expected to lead to more solar power use on the electric grid.

Read more at share.sandia.gov/news/resources/news_releases/nsttf_upgra...

Photo by Randy Montoya.

Sustainability foundry

nobody@flickr.com (SandiaLabs) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:15:33 -0800

SandiaLabs posted a photo:

Sandia mechanical operations engineer Casiano Armenta checks out a heat exchanger that’s part of the labs' free-cooling system. Free cooling has helped Sandia cut energy usage by more than 250 billion BTUs the past six years and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Read more at share.sandia.gov/news/resources/news_releases/sustainabil...

Photo by Randy Montoya.

Sustainability foundry

nobody@flickr.com (SandiaLabs) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:15:52 -0800

SandiaLabs posted a photo:

Smart outlet

nobody@flickr.com (SandiaLabs) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:48:25 -0800

SandiaLabs posted a photo:

The Sandia “smart outlet” autonomously measures, monitors and controls electrical loads with no connection to a centralized computer or system. The goal of the smart outlet and similar innovations is to make the power grid more distributed and intelligent, capable of reconfiguring itself as conditions change.

Read more at share.sandia.gov/news/resources/news_releases/smart_outlet/

Photo by Randy Montoya

Nanowire voltages

nobody@flickr.com (SandiaLabs) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:01:27 -0800

SandiaLabs posted a photo:

Sandia researcher Mike Lilly observes two individually powered nanowires, embedded one above the other, in a few atomic layers of Sandia-grown crystal. The unique test device already has yielded new information about nanoworld electrical flows.

Read more at share.sandia.gov/news/resources/news_releases/nanowire-vo...

Photo by Randy Montoya

Annular Core Research Reactor's 10,000th operation

nobody@flickr.com (SandiaLabs) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:07:40 -0700

SandiaLabs posted a photo:

A group of spectators gathers at the Annular Core Research Reactor for its 10,000th operation. The shot was videostreamed live to a nearby auditorium to accommodate the more than 150 onlookers. The ACRR has been in operation for more than 32 years at Sandia.

Read more here.

Photo by Randy Montoya

The Sandia Z-Machine

nobody@flickr.com (SandiaLabs) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:29:13 -0700

SandiaLabs posted a photo:

The Z machine is located in Albuquerque, N.M., and is part of the Pulsed Power Program, which started at Sandia National Laboratories back in the 1960s. Pulsed power is a technology that concentrates electrical energy and turns it into short pulses of enormous power, which are then used to generate X-rays and gamma rays.

Purer water made possible by Sandia advance

nobody@flickr.com (SandiaLabs) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:24:32 -0800

SandiaLabs posted a photo:

Sandia researchers May Nyman and Tom Stewart take a water sample on the banks of the Rio Grande. The two developed a patent-applied-for, material-based approach to purifying water that has generated commercial interest. (More information) Photo courtesy Sandia National Laboratories.

Desalination of saline, brackish water becoming more affordable

nobody@flickr.com (SandiaLabs) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:02:41 -0800

SandiaLabs posted a photo:

Sandia researcher Susan Altman conducts research in her laboratory on minimizing biofouling on reverse osmosis membranes used for desalination. (More information) Photo courtesy Sandia National Laboratories.

Verifying nuclear fusion concept

nobody@flickr.com (SandiaLabs) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:32:55 -0700

SandiaLabs posted a photo:

Sandia researcher Ryan McBride pays close attention to the tiny central beryllium liner to be imploded by the powerful magnetic field generated by Sandia’s Z machine. The larger cylinders forming a circle on the exterior of the base plate measure Z’s load current by picking up the generated magnetic field.

Read more at share.sandia.gov/news/resources/news_releases/nuclear_fus...

Photo by Randy Montoya.

BATLab Rennovation

nobody@flickr.com (SandiaLabs) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:51:29 -0700

SandiaLabs posted a photo:

Chris Orendorff, team lead for the Battery Abuse Testing Lab, looks over plans for the BATLab, which is undergoing a major stimulus-funded renovation. He says the streamlined bays and new additions will greatly increase the lab’s capabilities and throughput.

(Photo by Randy Montoya)

Powering Tribal Lands

nobody@flickr.com (SandiaLabs) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:54:40 -0700

SandiaLabs posted a photo:

Sandra Begay-Campbell, a Sandia researcher and member of the Navajo Nation, talks with Sandia interns about how a photovoltaic panel works to generate electricity at the Mission San Esteban Rey in the Pueblo of Acoma.

The Department of Energy's Tribal Energy Program provides three levels of support to tribes turning to renewable energy sources: financial assistance through competitive grants; education and training; and technical assistance from Sandia and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo. Sandia’s interns provide education and training as well as technical assistance. (More information.)

(Photo by Randy Montoya.)

Panel Discussion

nobody@flickr.com (SandiaLabs) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:54:58 -0700

SandiaLabs posted a photo:

Sandra Begay-Campbell, a Sandia researcher and member of the Navajo Nation, talks with Sandia interns at the Pueblo of Acoma about how a photovoltaic panel works to generate electricity.

The Department of Energy's Tribal Energy Program provides three levels of support to tribes turning to renewable energy sources: financial assistance through competitive grants; education and training; and technical assistance from Sandia and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo. Sandia’s interns provide education and training as well as technical assistance. (More information.)

(Photo by Randy Montoya.)

Sunshine to Petrol

nobody@flickr.com (SandiaLabs) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:30:42 -0700

SandiaLabs posted a photo:

A Sandia researcher makes adjustments to the Counter Rotating Ring Receiver Reactor Recuperator, which draws its power from the solar furnace behind him. The technology holds potential for recycling atmospheric carbon dioxide into a key building block of combustible fuels. (More information.)

Photo by Randy Montoya

Turning algae into energy

nobody@flickr.com (SandiaLabs) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:29:41 -0800

SandiaLabs posted a photo:

In the midst of algal growth tanks, researcher Brian Dwyer views a sample prior to a turbidity measurement. As part of a project to create alternative sources of energy, Sandia researchers are cultivating green algae as a promising new supply of biofuel. (More information) Photo courtesy Sandia National Laboratories.