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Sandia progressing to demo stage with supercritical CO2 Brayton-cycle turbines; up to 50% increase in efficiency of thermal-to-electric conversion

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—principal investigator Steve Wright of Sandia’s Advanced Nuclear Concepts group. Test results will illustrate the capability of the concept, particularly its compactness, efficiency and scalability to larger systems. The supercritical properties of carbon dioxide at temperatures above 500 °C and pressures above 7.6

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Sandia Successfully Completes Hydrogen Storage System for GM

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For GM, the enduring value of this project can be found in the design concepts, computational tools, and control strategies that Sandia developed. With main facilities in Albuquerque, N.M., With this new body of knowledge and information, we will be able to quickly design viable systems as new storage materials emerge.

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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

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Awards under this category focus on research and development of concepts and components that could be part of a CSP baseload system. Albuquerque, NM – up to $4.3 These selections include: General Atomics – San Diego, CA – up to $2.1 SkyFuel, Inc.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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states and countries adopting measures to curb greenhouse gas emissions, now "might be the right time for CSP to become more broadly applicable," said Margaret Gordon , the CSP program manager at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. The first utility-scale solar-thermal plants were built in the 1980s.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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states and countries adopting measures to curb greenhouse gas emissions, now "might be the right time for CSP to become more broadly applicable," said Margaret Gordon , the CSP program manager at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. The first utility-scale solar-thermal plants were built in the 1980s.

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Junkyard Find: 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais with Manual Transmission

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Here's one of those cars, found in a self-service boneyard in Albuquerque, New Mexico last week. The General's Oldsmobile Division reached a high-water mark of sorts for the 1991 model year, with 11 distinct models available. Out of all of those, the absolute cheapest was the base-model Cutlass Calais.

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Reversible Computing Escapes the Lab in 2025

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According to Franks research at Sandia, in Albuquerque, reversible computing may offer up to a 4,000x energy-efficiency gain compared to traditional approaches. Intuitively, information may seem like an ephemeral, abstract concept. What Is Reversible Computing?

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