SOLAR THERMAL POWER, LARGE POWER SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS, STATUS LETTER FOR 4/79

by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY/SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES,

Technical Report, 1979

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CSP Unique ID 190682082

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Electronic Resource

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Publication

1177; Report; April 1979.

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ABSTRACT:
This is the Status Letter for Apr 1979 for the Solar Thermal Power of Large Power Systems Applications. This report, issued monthly, covers the portion of the Solar Thermal Power Systems which is directed toward large-scale systems applications. Some key highlights included are: travel of
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General Electric Company and Energy Systems Group to West Germany to review the IEA sodium central receiver design; A study comparing central receiver systems with several distributed systems over a range of process heat applications is nearing completion; Calculations for the Focus on Goals workshop held in Denver indicate that Advanced Central Receiver-produced electricity will be economically competitive with coal produced electricity in the Southwestern U.S.; Sandia hosting and meeting a solar source, high temperature process heat; SAN and Sandia integrate input for Solar Large Power Systems for the Multi-Year Program Plan (MYPP) for Solar Thermal Power Systems.
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