Dish-STARS Commercialization (Final Report)
The goal of this project is to aggressively support the near-term commercialization of a new technology platform – based on the integration of solar concentrators and micro- and meso-channel process technology (MMPT) – that was evaluated and identified as a strong candidate for near-term commercialization at EERE’s inaugural Lab-Corps program during early FY2016. Known as STARS, for Solar Thermochemical Advanced Reactor System, or Dish-STARSTM when paired with parabolic dish concentrators, STARS is a promising energy-related technology developed at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) that efficiently converts solar energy into chemical energy. Combined with economies through hardware mass production, the efficiency of Dish-STARSTM provides a near-term opportunity for the production of renewable electricity, fuels and chemicals. The project supported the cooperative development of Dish-STARSTM by PNNL and industry partners including California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and the startup company, STARS Technology Corporation (STC), which was founded by the PNNL Lab-Corps team that evaluated STARS on behalf of EERE. Under this project, the team advanced the Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL 6) STARS reaction system, developed under the previous DOE SunShot project, to TRL 7 through on-sun testing in California by PNNL. The advances made in this project enabled STC to accelerate commercial development and initiate work towards a major technology demonstration in California for a hydrogen filling station application.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), Los Angeles, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830; 69121
- OSTI ID:
- 1958871
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-33827; CRADA-380
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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