Regional Test Centers for Solar Technologies: Catalysts for Innovation
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Seminar by Dr. Laurie Burnham, Principal Member of the Technical Staff and RTC Program Director, Sandia National Laboratories
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- Date: 06 Nov 2017
- Time: 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- 1000 River Street
- Essex Junction, Vermont
- United States 05452
- Building: 969
- Room Number: Presentation Center
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Speakers
Dr. Laurie Burnham of Principal Member of the Technical Staff and RTC Program Director, Sandia National Laboratories
Topic:
Regional Test Centers for Solar Technologies: Catalysts for Innovation
Abstract
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The Vermont Regional Test Center in Williston is part of a network of outdoor research laboratories that provide a technically exacting platform for validating the performance of cutting-edge photovoltaic (PV) technologies across different climates. Funded through the US Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiaitive, the RTCs collectively represent catalysts for innovation, enabling the collection and analysis of data that then informs product development, strengthens US manufacturing and supports the growth of solar energy across the U.S. Dr. Burnham will provide an overview of the RTC program, describing its history, infrastructure, some of the technologies under evaluation and preliminary performance findings that speak to the potential for innovation in the industry. She will also highlight the Vermont site, calling attention to the unique value it brings to the RTC program and its potential to broadly serve the state of Vermont.
Biography:
Biography:
Dr. Laurie Burnham is a principal member of the technical staff and a member of the Materials, Devices and Energy Technologies Group at Sandia National Laboratories. She is director of the US DOE Regional Test Center (RTC), serves on a Sandia steering committee looking at long-term energy priorities for the nation and the world, and contributes to a broad research effort at Sandia focused on modernization of the distribution grid. Her specific research interests include grid resilience, distributed generation and photovoltaic technologies. In addition, Burnham is Sandia's liaison to the state of Vermont, overseeing collaborative efforts related to solar technologies and smart-grid research. She has a doctoral degree from Cornell University.
Dr. Laurie Burnham of Principal Member of the Technical Staff and RTC Program Director, Sandia National Laboratories
Topic:
Regional Test Centers for Solar Technologies: Catalysts for Innovation
Biography:
Agenda
Abstract
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The Vermont Regional Test Center in Williston is part of a network of outdoor research laboratories that provide a technically exacting platform for validating the performance of cutting-edge photovoltaic (PV) technologies across different climates. Funded through the US Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiaitive, the RTCs collectively represent catalysts for innovation, enabling the collection and analysis of data that then informs product development, strengthens US manufacturing and supports the growth of solar energy across the U.S. Dr. Burnham will provide an overview of the RTC program, describing its history, infrastructure, some of the technologies under evaluation and preliminary performance findings that speak to the potential for innovation in the industry. She will also highlight the Vermont site, calling attention to the unique value it brings to the RTC program and its potential to broadly serve the state of Vermont.