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Concentrating Solar Systems

Categories: Energy, Weather & Atmospheric Science
Source: Sustainable Living Library

Summary

Technical report (FY03). Covers Kramer Junction, California, Mammoth Hot Springs. Topics: parabolic trough solar power, concentrating solar systems, thermal energy storage, steam Rankine cycle. Agencies: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL, Sandia National Laboratories. Cites 13 external works.

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Stakeholders (30)

Agencies, organizations, and groups mentioned as actors in this document.

United States Environmental Protection AgencyUnited States Department of EnergyDepartment of CommerceNational Renewable Energy LaboratorySandia National LaboratoriesNASAElectric Power Research InstituteNREL
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Salt River ProjectLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryIPCCXcel EnergyArizona Public ServiceDLRSolarPacesIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangePentagonCeimatGerman Aerospace CenterFlagSolIndustrial Solar Technology CorporationDeutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and DevelopmentESAAmerican Solar Energy SocietyPilkington Solar InternationalDepartment of DefenceNational Security Space OfficeSargent & Lundy LLCU.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

External References Cited (14)

Works cited by this document, grouped by type.

report (6)

  • Development and Testing of the Focal Point Power Trough (FPPT): An Advanced Parabolic Trough Concentrator (2006)
  • Status Report on Solar Thermal Power Plants (1996)
  • Status of Solar-Thermal Electric Technology (1989)Holl, R.J.
  • Technology Characterization: Solar Power Towers
  • Solar Two Demonstrates Clean Power for the Future
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  • USA Trough: Near-Term Component/Subsystem Development

article (4)

  • The Economist Technology Quarterly (2008)
  • Solar Thermal Power (1997)Mancini, T., G.J. Kolb, and M. Prairie
  • Reason (1941)Isaac Asimov
  • 3-port condensing wave rotor research

other (2)

  • Electric Power 2005 (2005)
  • Report ISBN 3-9804901-0-6 (1996)S1atus Report on Solar Thermal Power Plants, Pilkington Solar International:

plan (1)

  • New Sunshine Plan (1970)

study (1)

  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory study (2010)