OpenCSP Step-by-Step: Getting Started Guide for Windows (V.1.0)

Technical Report · Fri Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 2025

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2585506· OSTI ID:2585506

Brost, Randolph C. ^[1]; Bean, Benjamin Gabriel ^[1]; Harvey, Evan Charles ^[1]; Hwang, Madeline ^[1]; Larkin, Tristan ^[2]; Sharpe, Jeff Homer ^[1]; Smith, Braden ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
2. Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)

This document provides a step-by-step tutorial on how to set up OpenCSP for both users and developers. It is meant to support novice users and does not require software engineering experience. It is a detailed extension of the OpenCSP getting started on-line documentation, found here: https://opencsp.readthedocs.io/en/main/contributing.html#getting-started. For an overview of OpenCSP overall, see the OpenCSP website: https://opencsp.sandia.gov. For details on OpenCSP components and algorithm, see the references.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
• DOE Contract Number: NA0003525
• OSTI ID: 2585506
• Report Number(s): SAND--2025-10188; 1784025
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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