Sandia signs agreement with New Zealand institute

Sandia National Laboratories and Scion, a New Zealand Crown Research Institute, have signed an agreement that will focus research on the cooperative development of technical information and system studies relevant to low-carbon energy technologies. Bob Carling, director of Sandia’s Transportation Energy Center, said the collaboration will explore key research topics important to both organizations, including biofuels supply chain analysis, renewable energy and alternative transportation fuels, and modeling and systems analysis of energy resources. Tom Richardson, Scion chief executive officer, said there is much to be gained from the United States-New Zealand scientific collaboration in this field, as both countries see potential in creating new energy products from renewable resources. (February 4, 2010)