Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-program laboratory managed by Sandia Corporation for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration. It has over 10,000 employees across multiple sites focused on developing science and technology to meet national security challenges. Specifically, Sandia's Energy & Climate program seeks to make contributions in securing energy systems, improving economic competitiveness and environmental sustainability through research partnerships and initiatives in areas like transportation energy, climate modeling, and stationary power.
1. Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-program laboratory managed and operated by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin
Corporation, for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000. SAND2016-XXXX PE
Sandia National Laboratories: Energy & Climate Programs
energy.sandia.gov
Evaristo J. (Tito) Bonano, Ph.D.
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Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-mission laboratory managed and operated by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin
Corporation, for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000. SAND2016-12530 PE.
2. Sandia National Laboratories
“Exceptional Service in the National Interest”
National Security
Laboratory
Broad mission in
developing science and
technology applications
to meet our rapidly
changing, complex
national security
challenges
Safety, security and
reliability of high-
consequence systems,
facilities, and
infrastructure
4. Sandia’s Governance Structure
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Sandia Corporation
AT&T: 1949–1993
Martin Marietta: 1993–1995
Lockheed Martin: 1995–present
Existing contract expires March 31,
2017
Government owned, contractor
operated
Federally funded
research and development center
5. Sandia’s Sites
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Waste Isolation Pilot Plant,
Carlsbad, New Mexico
Tonopah, Nevada
Pantex, Texas
Livermore,
California
Albuquerque,
New Mexico
6. Evolution of Sandia’s Mission
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Research,
development and
production
Post-Cold War
transition
Broader national
security challenges
Production
engineering &
manufacturing
engineering
Development
engineering
Multiprogram
laboratory
1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
7. Our People and Budget
(As of October 11, 2015)
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Mechanical engineering 20%
Electrical engineering 21%
Other engineering 17%
Math 3%
Computing 17%
Other science 4%
Other fields 6%
Chemistry 5%
Physics 7%
32%
Regular employees: 10,540
LTEs, Students, Post-Docs, Faculty, Staff, and
Contractors: 1,160
Technical staff by discipline
59%
22%
7%
12%
FY15 Operating Revenue
$2.9 billion
Nuclear Weapons
Defense Systems & Assessments
Energy, Climate & Infrastructure Security
International, Homeland, and Nuclear Security
(Operating Budget)
8. Multiprogram
laboratory
Energy crisis
1970s
Missile defense
work
Cold War
1980s
Post−Cold War
transition
Stockpile stewardship
1990s
START
Post 9/11
National security
2000s
LEPs
Cyber, biosecurity
proliferation
Evolving national
security challenges
2010s
Sandia Addresses Energy Challenges
• Atmospheric Monitoring
• Water & Energy
• Grid
• Biomass
• Energy Cyber
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9. Impact of Sandia Energy Programs
Fukushima Daiichi Disaster Support
WIPP & Yucca Mtn. Technical
Leadership
CRF Collaboration
with Cummins
MELCOR
computer code
Polycrystalline
Diamond Compact
(PDC) Drill Bit
1500 m -
1000 m -
500 m -
BelowMeanSeaLevel
Strategic Petroleum
Reserve
Solid State Lighting
Deepwater Horizon Response
Hydraulic Fracture Mapping
Wind Blade
Design
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11. Program/Project Requirements
MISSION AREAS
Customer
Engagement
Legal &
Stakeholder
Requirements
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Defense Systems & Assessments PMU
Energy & Climate PMU
International, Homeland, and Nuclear Security PMU
Nuclear Weapons PMU
Chief Technology Office
MISSION TECHNOLOGY DIVISIONS
Science & Technology
CapabilityStewardship
Weapons Engineering & Product Realization
Defense Systems & Assessments
Energy, Non-Proliferation, & High-
Consequence Security
Chief Technology Office
California Laboratory
MISSION SUPPORT DIVISIONS
Human Resources and Communications
Infrastructure Operations
IT Services
Business Operations
Legal & Prime Contract
Sponsor
Engagement
Sandia’s Organizational Functions
Mission Strategy
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12. Energy & Climate (EC) PMU Leadership
Carol Adkins
Renewable Systems
& Energy Infrastructure
Marianne Walck
EC Vice President
Peter Davies
Climate & Engineered
Earth Systems
Juan Torres
Deputy
Sylvia Saltzstein
Deputy
Wahid Hermina
Deputy
Patrick Mattie
Deputy
Art Pontau
Deputy
Juan Torres
EC Deputy
Grant Heffelfinger
Energy Research
Susan Pickering
Nuclear Energy
& Fuel Cycle
Bob Hwang
Transportation Energy
& Systems
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13. Energy & Climate PMU Program Areas
EC PMU Program Areas, QMS-ADM-602, Version 3Last updated
14. Partnerships
“… because the DOE neither manufactures nor sells commercial-scale energy technologies, our work must be
relevant to the private sector, which is the agent of deployment.” – DOE QTR
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Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWiFT) Facility
Joint Center for Energy Storage Research
(JCESR) public private partnership
Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy
Reliability and Security (SPIDERS) multi-agency project
being conducted under a MOU between the DOE and DoD
Sandia Cooler
Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure
Research and Station Technology
(H2FIRST)
17. Current US Energy Objectives
Secure and Resilient
• Energy systems should be secure from and resilient to natural disruptions
as well as man-made attacks. Security must be addressed along the entire
energy service value chain from supply (energy resources, materials, and
technologies) to operations (distribution, storage, and end-use of
fuels/electricity).
Source: QTR, page 19
Economically Competitive
• Energy systems should provide energy services that
are abundant, sustainable, and affordable—taking into
account the full market impacts and life-cycle costs of
the energy-service value chain.
Environmentally Responsible
• Clean energy systems should minimize air, water, and
land pollutant emissions; GHG emissions; biota
impacts; and disruption of water and land resources.
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18. SSEF V2.0 High Level Objective
Sandia’s Secure & Sustainable Energy Future (SSEF) mission area will make
major differentiating contributions to the nation’s energy security and
resilience, economic viability, and environmental sustainability by:
• Leveraging the full spectrum of Sandia’s distinguishing capabilities from
research to application, and
• Partnering with industry, academia, and national laboratories as a principal
element of the DOE national laboratory system.
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20. Stationary Power
Back End of
the Nuclear
Fuel Cycle
Higher Efficiency &
Environmentally
Sound Energy Sources
Safety, Security & Resilience of
the Energy Infrastructure
Protect energy systems through
R&D advances in cyber and
physical security and resiliency Advance the next
generation of energy
technologies
Develop effective
radioactive waste solutions
across transportation,
storage, and disposal
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21. Climate & Earth Systems
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Sustainable Subsurface
Energy Development
Water/Energy Nexus
Arctic Climate
Measurements &
Modeling
Measure and understand
Arctic phenomena using
Sandia’s capabilities Solve subsurface energy
challenges by collaborating
with other labs to connect
geoscience and engineering
Develop unique solutions for
water-energy challenges in the
Southwest and Southern Rocky
Mountains
22. Transportation Energy
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Co-evolution of
Engines & Fuels Biomass Conversion to
Reduce GHG Emissions
Alternative Fuels:
Hydrogen and Natural Gas
Support the development and
deployment of new fuels and
engines to reduce GHG emissions
Leverage SNL’s expertise to
develop hydrogen-fuel
approaches and improve
efficiency of natural gas engines
Improve the economics of
biomass conversion to produce
renewable biofuels and other
products to reduce GHG
emissions
23. Energy Research
Be the leaders that change the scientific community areas of core Sandia strengths
• Enable improved efficiency and co-evolved engine designs via
predictive models for combustion
• Address the scientific questions underlying security and risk
assessment for subterranean carbon storage
• Develop and apply new research capabilities to study energy
transduction, conversion and storage in novel nanostructured
materials
• Transformative materials discovery and understanding that inspires
and underpins revolutions in energy systems
• Introduce Sandia differentiating technologies and capabilities to ARPA-
e to enable future SSEF impact in Stationary Power, Transportation
Energy and Climate and Earth Systems via technology transfer to
industry
• Apply world-leading computational science and mathematics
capabilities to energy challenges (e.g. modeling and simulation for
combustion, discrete math and optimization for electric grid)
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24. FY16 Discretionary Investments to
Operationalize SSEF
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LDRD Investments- $9M
Subsurface Technology Engineering
Research & Development
US Energy Resilience to Cyber Failure and
Attack
Synergistic Transportation Activities
Arctic Science and Security (NEW)
Water for Energy (NEW)
Mission Integration Funds- $1.4M
Energy & Climate Funds- $3M
26. Concluding Comments
Sandia National Laboratories …a multi-mission FFRDC
applying advanced science and engineering in service to the
nation’s interests
Has an over 60-year history of R&D in energy-relevant
safety, security, and safeguards
Maintains and advances combined suite of highly-
specialized and unique expertise and capabilities
Regularly solves U.S. Government’s most pressing
problems, often in a highly-regulated environment
Provides technical basis for policy and decision makers
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