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Concentrating Solar Power Program overview

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/658296· OSTI ID:658296

Over the last decade, the US solar thermal industry has established a track record in the power industry by building and operating utility-scale power plants with a combined rated capacity of 354 megawatts (MW). The technology used in these power plants is based on years of research and development (R and D), much of it sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE). DOE`s Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Program is collaborating with its partners in the private sector to develop two new solar technologies -- power towers and dish/engines -- to meet the huge commercial potential for solar power.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-83CH10093
OSTI ID:
658296
Report Number(s):
DOE/GO--10099-567; ON: DE98004114
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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