Concentrating Solar Power Program Technology Overview (Fact Sheet)

Program Document · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 2001

OSTI ID:15000135

Concentrating solar power systems use the heat from the sun's rays to generate electricity. Reflective surfaces concentrate the sun's rays up to 10,000 times to heat a receiver filled with a heat-exchange fluid, such as oil. The heated fluid is then used to generate electricity in a steam turbine or heat engine. Mechanical drives slowly turn the reflective surfaces during the day to keep the solar radiation focused on the receiver.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99GO10337
• OSTI ID: 15000135
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102001-1179; TRN: US200325%%93
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1 Apr 2001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
ELECTRICITY
HEAT ENGINES
POWER SYSTEMS
SOLAR RADIATION
STEAM TURBINES
SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES
SOLAR GENERATING TECHNOLOGIES
CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER SYSTEM
SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
PARABOLIC DISH
PARABOLIC TROUGHS
SOLAR TROUGHS
POWER TOWER
POINT-FOCUS SOLAR SYSTEM
SOLAR TWO
SOLAR TWO DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
POINT-FOCUS COLLECTOR
LINE-FOCUS COLLECTOR
DISTRIBUTED POWER
DISPATCHABLE POWER
MOLTEN SALT
HELIOSTATS
STIRLING ENGINE
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
MODULARITY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY