Components Makeover Gives Concentrating Solar Power a Boost

Components Makeover Gives Concentrating Solar Power a Boost

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Abstract

Parabolic trough technology is the most mature of the various concentrating solar power (CSP) options. But scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) continue to make advances on trough systems through innovative research on various components in industrial partnerships with Acciona Solar Power, SkyFuel, Schott Solar, and others. The results are leading to improved systemefficiencies and lower costs for CSP plants.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	2
State	Published - 2010

NREL Publication Number

NREL/FS-6A42-49154

Keywords

Acciona Solar Power
concentrating solar power (CSP)
gossamer space frames
heat-collection element
Nevada Solar One
optics
parabolic trough
plastic film
polymer films
R&D 100
reflectance
ReflecTech mirror film
Schott Solar
SGX-1
silver
silvered acrylic reflector film
Skyfuel
skyTrough
solar energy generating system (SEGS)
Solargenix
support frame
thermal efficiency

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Components Makeover Gives Concentrating Solar Power a Boost

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Keywords

UN SDGs

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