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| DOI | 10.2172/8378 |
| Title | Final Report on the Operation and Maintenance Improvement Program for Concentrating Solar Power Plants |
| Creator/Author | Cohen Gilbert E. ; Kearney, David W. ; Kolb, Gregory J. |
| Publication Date | 1999 Jun 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 8378; Legacy ID: DE00008378 |
| Report Number(s) | SAND99-1290 |
| DOE Contract Number | AC04-94AL85000 |
| DOI | 10.2172/8378 |
| Other Number(s) | Other: ON: DE00008378 |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
| Coverage | Topical |
| Research Org | Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA |
| Sponsoring Org | USDOE |
| Subject | 14 SOLAR ENERGY; Solar Thermal Power Plants; Solar Thermal Power Plants; Operation; Operation; Maintenance; Maintenance; Progress Report; Progress Report |
| Description/Abstract | This report describes the results of a six-year, $6.3 million project to reduce operation and maintenance (O&M) costs at power plants employing concentrating solar power (CSP) technology. Sandia National Laboratories teamed with KJC Operating Company to implement the O&M Improvement Program. O&M technologies developed during the course of the program were demonstrated at the 150-MW Kramer Junction solar power park located in Boron, California. Improvements were made in the following areas: (a) efficiency of solar energy collection, (b) O&M information management, (c) reliability of solar field flow loop hardware, (d) plant operating strategy, and (e) cost reduction associated with environmental issues. A 37% reduction in annual O&M costs was achieved. Based on the lessons learned, an optimum solar- field O&M plan for future CSP plants is presented. Parabolic trough solar technology is employed at Kramer Junction. However, many of the O&M improvements described in the report are also applicable to CSP plants based on solar power tower or dish/engine concepts. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: ED; Size: 186 Pages |
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| System Entry Date | 2009 Nov 04 |
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