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SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES

Energy Facilities

The Energy and Infrastructure Assurance program supports Sandia's goal of enhancing the surety (safety, security, and reliability) of energy and other critical infrastructures. The program is subdivided into three areas: critical resources, renewable energy, and the water initiative.

Critical Resource Facilities

• Arid Environmental Technology Center
• Environmental Geographic Information System (EGIS)
• Geochemistry-Sandia National Laboratories/Carlsbad
• In Situ Sensing Laboratory
• Overview of the Flow Visualization and Process Laboratory
• Sandia Colloid Geochemistry and Transport Laboratory
• Sandia Tomography and Radionuclide Transport Laboratory
• Soil-Actinide-Metal Interactions Analysis and Modeling Laboratory
• Soil and Sediment Transport Laboratory
• Vadose Zone Research and Development Facilities

Renewable Energy Facilities

The National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) is the only test facility of this type in the United States. It was built for solar and non-solar applications. Its primary goal is to provide experimental engineering data for the design, construction, and operation of unique components and systems in proposed solar thermal electrical plants planned for large-scale power generation. In addition the facility is capable of high heat flux and temperatures for materials testing or aerodynamic heating simulation; large fields of optics for astronomical observations or satellite calibrations; a solar furnace; and a rotating platform for parabolic trough evaluation. It includes multiple facilities onsite.



Central Receiver Test Facility (CRTF) is used to develop technology to produce electricity from the heat of the sun's energy. It is the nation's prime test resource for the DOE program to develop solar thermal electric power. It also serves other researchers, including government contractors and agencies, research institutes, universities, and private companies.

Engine Test Facility
• Test Cell 1
This testing area is primarily configured to establish the overall performance of a heat-powered engine, including its efficiency, power output, and reliability.
• Test Cell 2
Test Cell 2 is currently set up to test bench-scale solar receivers, which are devices that absorb the concentrated solar energy from the sun and transfer it to a heat engine
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• Data/Control Room
It is a control room for personnel to monitor tests. The data acquisition system (DAS) measures, displays, and stores the data from each data channel in the system.
• Maintenance/Assembly Bay
A maintenance and assembly bay is situated next to the test cells for test preparations.
Solar Furnace Test Facility