Solar central receiver power plants
Prototype heliostats, receivers, and storage subsystems have been built and tested as a part of the recently completed two year research and development program for solar central receiver system technology. This technology will serve as the basis for the detailed design and construction of a 10-MW pilot plant in Barstow, California, scheduled for operation in 1981. Successful operation could lead to the construction of a demonstration plant in the mid to late 1980s. Progress in understanding the technology necessary for large-scale utilization of solar energy to generate electricity is well under way.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia Labs., Livermore, Calif. (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-04-0789
- OSTI ID:
- 7287466
- Report Number(s):
- SAND77-8510; CONF-770944-1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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