Southwestern Public Service Company Solar Repowering Program. Final technical report

Technical Report · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5140642· OSTI ID:5140642

The conceptual design, performance, economics, and development plan for solar repowering the gas-fired power plant Plant X owned by the Southwest Public Service Company and located south of Amarillo, Texas, are described. The conceptual design comprises a tower focus power plant with a 212-acre collector field and uses liquid sodium heat transfer fluid. (WHK)

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (USA). Energy Systems Programs Dept.
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-79SF10741
• OSTI ID: 5140642
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/10741-1(Exec.Summ.)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140704* -- Solar Thermal Power Systems-- Total Energy & Hybrid Systems-- (1980-)
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
200100 -- Fossil-Fueled Power Plants-- Power Plants & Power Generation
ALKALI METALS
DESIGN
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
LIQUID METALS
LIQUIDS
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NORTH AMERICA
PERFORMANCE
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
POWER SYSTEMS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RETROFITTING
SODIUM
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR REPOWERING
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
SOLAR-ASSISTED POWER SYSTEMS
SOUTHWEST REGION
TEXAS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TOWER FOCUS POWER PLANTS
USA