Sandia National Laboratories researchers, collaborating with Group NIRE and Baylor University, have demonstrated that modulating the rotation speed of wind-turbine rotors can offer two important grid services — load balancing and stability management — among other potential benefits to provide flexibility and resilience on the grid. Load balancing A typical generator in a power plant…
Meet Todd Griffith: Designer of super-sized turbine blades
The modern worldwide wind industry is at least 30 years old, so you might think most wind-turbine designs have already been optimized and the industry need only plan more projects. Dr. D. Todd Griffith, a member of the technical staff and the technical lead for Sandia National Laboratories’ Offshore Wind Energy Program, disagrees. To make…
New Energy Storage Procurement Guidance document available for new projects
A new Energy Storage procurement Guidance document from Sandia National Laboratories offers useful information for states, municipalities, project developers, and end users to consider as they develop solicitations for energy storage projects. The document was created by Sandia in partnership with Clean Energy Group and the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA). The guide includes two…