Solar Central Receiver technology advancement for electric utility applications

Technical Report · Thu Dec 17 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:6810964

Solar Thermal Central Receiver power plants were studied as a candidate technology for meeting future power generation needs. Previously, molten nitrate salt was chosen as a coolant and risk mitigation involved repowering of an existing fossil power plant and Solar One. The following are reported here: Identification of the key risk issues for the current state of the art, definition of the major activities which make up the preferred development plan, assessment of the development plan and the development of a strategy for financing the development plan.

• Research Organization: Arizona Public Service Co., Phoenix, AZ (United States); Bechtel National, Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States); Black and Veatch, Kansas City, MO (United States); Pacific Gas and Electric Co., San Ramon, CA (United States). Dept. of Research and Development
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC04-86AL38740; FC04-86AL38741
• OSTI ID: 6810964
• Report Number(s): DOE/AL/38740-T2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
TOWER FOCUS POWER PLANTS
PLANNING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
BARSTOW SOLAR PILOT PLANT
CAPITALIZED COST
CENTRAL RECEIVERS
FINANCING
MAINTENANCE
OPERATION
PROGRESS REPORT
RISK ASSESSMENT
COST
DOCUMENT TYPES
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
PILOT PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR RECEIVERS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
140702* - Solar Thermal Power Systems- Central Receiver