Long-term performance and cost goals for solar thermal technology

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5468156

Williams, T A

This paper describes long-term performance and cost goals developed for the solar thermal technology in support of the US Department of Energy's National Solar Thermal Technology Program. The goals are intended to aid in planning research activities needed to make solar thermal energy a technically and economically attractive option. System and component goals were developed for both utility electric and industrial process heat applications. Solar thermal technology goals are intended to provide targets, which when met, would result in the widespread usage of solar thermal technologies in the marketplace. System goals are energy price targets which must be met for solar thermal to be economically viable in a given market. System goals of $0.05 kWh for electric applications and $9/MBtu industrial process heat applications were developed. Component goals are performance and costs targets for the primary elements of a solar thermal plant (concentrators, receivers, etc.).

• OSTI ID: 5468156
• Report Number(s): CONF-851125-
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140300 -- Solar Energy-- Economic
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& Business Aspects
140700* -- Solar Thermal Power Systems
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ABSTRACTS
COST
DESIGN
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY
EQUIPMENT
EXPERIMENT PLANNING
HEAT
INDUSTRY
LEADING ABSTRACT
MARKET
MEETINGS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OPERATING COST
PERFORMANCE
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
PROCESS HEAT
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR PROCESS HEAT
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS