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DOE CE 0160; Report; January 1985.
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This Solar Thermal Technology Program Five Year Research and Development Plan discusses the planning process and describes in more detail the first five years of the long term strategy for the development of solar thermal technology. The overall strategy is to focus and structure the
This Solar Thermal Technology Program Five Year Research and Development Plan discusses the planning process and describes in more detail the first five years of the long term strategy for the development of solar thermal technology. The overall strategy is to focus and structure the
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activities which should lead to broad economic competitiveness for solar thermal. The state of each of the technologies is first assessed to determine the characteristics of the next system which could be built. These are referred to as "current capabilities". Cost/performance goals are then determined which would allow solar thermal technology to compete in the free marketplace for electricity and heat production and appear to be technically achievable in the 1990's. The critical advanced components and development decisions are identified and finally, tasks addressing each of these are delineated. Show Less