Long-term performance and cost goals for solar thermal technology

Conference · Mon Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6149693

Williams, T A

Long term performance and cost goals recently developed for the solar thermal technology are described. These goals were developed in support of the draft 1985 to 1989 National Solar Thermal Technology Program Five Year Research and Development Plan, and are intended to aid in planning research activities needed to make solar thermal energy an option which is both technically and economically attractive (DOE 1984). Goals were developed for both utility electric applications and for 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. The goals described include system goals and component goals. System goals are energy price targets which must be met for solar thermal to be economically viable in a given market. Component goals are performance and cost targets for the primary elements of a solar thermal plant (concentrators, receivers, etc.) which would allow achievement of the system level goal.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6149693
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-13036; CONF-851125-18; ON: DE86004023
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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