Progress in parabolic dish technology
This report describes the current status of parabolic dish technology. Its purpose is to communicate the principal outcomes of DOE's parabolic dish technology RandD efforts carried out at the Solar Energy Research Institute; Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque; the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; and other DOE national laboratories. It is written for those in industry, academia, and government who have a special interest in solar thermal systems that use parabolic dishes as collectors. The evolution of parabolic technology is described, and examples of projects in operation and under construction are included. Solar thermal dish technology can supply either electric or thermal energy to various applications over a broad range of system sizes and temperatures. These solar energy systems will be available by the time this country needs additional electric generation capacity -- in the mid to late 1990s -- at costs competitive with other energy sources. 9 refs., 54 figs., 6 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- OSTI ID:
- 6110524
- Report Number(s):
- SERI/SP-220-3237; ON: DE89009427
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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COST
EFFICIENCY
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STIRLING ENGINES
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