10 MWe Solar Thermal Central Receiver Pilot Plant remote operation feasibility study

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5582152· OSTI ID:5582152

This report describes the results of a feasibility study for remote operation of the 10 MWe Solar Thermal Central Receiver Pilot Plant located near Barstow, California. The plant, called Solar One, is a cooperative activity between the Department of Energy and the Associates: Southern California Edison, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and the California Energy Commission. This report provides a description of the changes required to the plant and a rough cost estimate for the changes.

• Research Organization: McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co., Huntington Beach, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DR00789
• OSTI ID: 5582152
• Report Number(s): SAND86-8186; ON: DE88005562
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FEDERAL REGION IX
MODIFICATIONS
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OPERATING COST
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