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ATR 78 7773 03 2_; Report; December 1978.
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The Department of Energy's (DOE} Division.. of Solar Energy is engaged in an effort to develop the technology for economic conversion of sunlight to electricity. DOE made an early decision to emphasize the development of point focus systems (PFS). DOE's first generation PFS plant includes
The Department of Energy's (DOE} Division.. of Solar Energy is engaged in an effort to develop the technology for economic conversion of sunlight to electricity. DOE made an early decision to emphasize the development of point focus systems (PFS). DOE's first generation PFS plant includes
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a large collector field of two-axis driven heliostats providing power to a tower mounted water boiler receiver which, in turn, provides steam to a conventional nonreheat Rankine conversion system. Second generation plants would incorporate a separate primary loop which provides energy to a more efficient reheat Rankine Conversion cycle. Show Less