Abstract
Solar Two, a prototype solar-powered electric generating plant east of Barstow, California, is demonstrating that clean solar energy is a reliable and economic way to produce large quantities of power. Sponsored by DOE in partnership with a consortium of utilities and private corporations, Solar Two features an innovative energy collection and storage system that uses molten nitrate salt -- asubstance that has excellent heat-retention qualities -- as the heat-transfer medium.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 6 |
State | Published - 1996 |
Bibliographical note
Produced by SunLab: Bringing together solar energy expertise from Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy LaboratoryNREL Publication Number
- NREL/MK-471-20460
Other Report Number
- DOE/GO-10096-249