On the Path to Sunshot: Advancing Concentrating Solar Power Technology, Performance, and Dispatchability
ON THE PATH TO SUNSHOT Advancing Concentrating Solar Power Technology, Performance, and Dispatchability May 2016 NREL/TP-5500-65688 SAND2016-2237 R On the Path to SunShot: Advancing Concentrating Solar Power Technology, Performance, and Dispatchability Mark Mehos1, Craig Turchi1, Jennie Jorgenson1, Paul Denholm1, Clifford Ho2, and Kenneth Armijo2 1 National Renewable Energy Laboratory 2 Sandia National Laboratories NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC. Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-program laboratory managed and operated by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000. SUGGESTED CITATION Mehos, Mark, Craig Turchi, Jennie Jorgenson, Paul Denholm, Clifford Ho, and Kenneth Armijo. 2016. On the Path to SunShot: Advancing Concentrating Solar Power Technology, Performance, and Dispatchability. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP-5500-65688. http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy16osti/65688.pdf. Cover photos (clockwise from top left): Solar Design Associates, Inc., NREL 08563; SolarReserve; Dennis Schroeder, NREL 30551; and iStock 000075760625 NOTICE This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States government. Neither the United States government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.
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