Near-Term Improvements in Parabolic Troughs: An Economic and Performance Assessment

    Research output: NRELTechnical Report

    Abstract

    This analysis qualifies the performance potential of various parabolic-trough component improvements from a systems viewpoint and uses these performance data to determine the worth of each improvement on an economic basis.
    Original languageAmerican English
    Number of pages55
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1981

    NREL Publication Number

    • NREL/TR-632-870

    Keywords

    • concentrating collectors
    • design
    • economic analysis
    • economics
    • evacuated tube collectors
    • fabrication
    • parabolic collectors
    • parabolic trough collectors
    • performance
    • solar collectors

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