SMUD HIBRED Closeout Report
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Sacremento, CA (United States)
In January 2013 SMUD, the electric utility of Sacramento Calif., began the conceptualization and pre-engineering for a small steam energy augmentation project that would use high temperature (1000 F) Concentrating Solar Power collection technology and thermal storage to increase output of its existing 527 MWe gas fired combined cycle power plant. SMUD generation technology planners worked together with NREL and the DOE SunShot Program to try to complete such a project. Though technical challenges ultimately prevented the project from going forward, several important lessons were learned along the way. This report is a summary of lessons learned and other information which may be of help for others contemplating an Integrated Solar Combined Cycle (ISCC) retrofit.
- Research Organization:
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Sacremento, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- Contributing Organization:
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0006304
- OSTI ID:
- 1182672
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-SMUD-0006304-1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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