Development of a High-Concentration Low-Cost Parabolic Trough System for Baseload Concentrated Solar Power GenerationCX(s) Applied: A9, B5.1Date: 09/20/2010Location(s): Arvada, ColoradoOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
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September 20, 2010
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Development of a High-Concentration Low-Cost Parabolic Trough System for Baseload Concentrated Solar Power Generation
CX(s) Applied: A9, B5.1
Date: 09/20/2010
Location(s): Arvada, Colorado
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
CX(s) Applied: A9, B5.1
Date: 09/20/2010
Location(s): Arvada, Colorado
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
The Department of Energy is proposing to provide federal funding to SkyFuel to develop and demonstrate an advanced low-cost Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) solar collector, using higher-concentration, higher-temperature parabolic trough technology, with the ultimate goal of reducing the cost of baseload utility-scale solar power generation.