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Title: Central receiver solar thermal power system, Phase 1. Pilot plant cost and commercial plant cost and performance preliminary design report. [150 MW commercial tower focus plant and 10 MW pilot plant]

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5287693· OSTI ID:5287693

Detailed cost and performance data for the 10 MWe Pilot Plant and the 150 MWe Commercial Plant are given. The Commercial Plant consists of 15 integrated collector - receiver modules. Each module contains 1325 heliostats and an internally mounted steam-generating receiver on a steel tower with an aperture height of 90 M. The Pilot Plant consists of one full-scale collector - receiver module. The two-stage sensible heat storage system utilizes a heat transfer salt medium and a hydrocarbon oil storage medium. The electric power generation system uses a conventional steam turbine-generator. The Pilot Plant is one module of the Commercial Plant, providing for one-to-one scaling in the most critical areas. (WHK)

Research Organization:
Martin Marietta Corp., Denver, CO (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-03-1110
OSTI ID:
5287693
Report Number(s):
SAN-1110-8(Vol.7); MCR-77-156(Vol.7)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English