Demonstrate and De-Risk an Internally Lined Tank Design for Molten-Salt Thermal Energy Storage Benefitting CSP and Nuclear-Energy Sectors

Conference · Wed Apr 03 00:00:00 EDT 2024

OSTI ID:2335798

Turchi, Craig ; Netter, Judy; Schreiber, Christa ; Zhao, Youyang ; Young, Matt; Rippy, Kerry; Conmy, Nikolas; Martin, Jonathan ; Saini, Prashant; Ndione, Paul

The LIMOSA project extends the Gen3 CSP "Liquid Pathway" project to evaluate 720 degrees C thermal energy storage based on molten chloride salts. While SETO selected the Particle Pathway for Gen3 demonstration, LIMOSA was created to resolve a major risk factor with molten chloride salts - the design of the salt storage tank. The project team designed and assembled a test system leveraging experience from Oak Ridge National Lab and the Liquid Pathway Phases 1 and 2. The key innovation in the project is development of a graphite-foil barrier to protect insulation from salt intrusion and wetting.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 2335798
• Report Number(s): NREL/PO-5700-89189; MainId:89968; UUID:52c1bd2c-f268-4bc7-89ab-1346988408a3; MainAdminId:72332
• Resource Relation: Conference: Presented at the 2024 SETO Peer Review, 26-27 March 2024, Arlington, Virginia
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

SOLAR ENERGY
chloride salt
CSP
molten salt
tank
thermal energy storage