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Energy 101: Concentrating Solar Power

Multimedia ·
OSTI ID:1045366

From towers to dishes to linear mirrors to troughs, concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies reflect and collect solar heat to generate electricity. A single CSP plant can generate enough power for about 90,000 homes. This video explains what CSP is, how it works, and how systems like parabolic troughs produce renewable power. For more information on the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's CSP research, see the Solar Energy Technology Program's Concentrating Solar Power Web page at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/csp_program.html.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI ID:
1045366
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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