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DOE CH 10093 45; Report; September 1988.
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ABSTRACT:
Solar thermal technology has a number of attractive attributes that make it a very desirable energy supply option: it is a strategically secure energy source; it has low environmental impact; it has short construction times and can be built in small modules to respond to demand growth. As
Concentrated sunlight is a very versatile and high-quality form of energy. Solar thermal technology has a broad spectrum of applications, which include industrial and commercial uses of process heat, electrical power generation, hazardous waste destruction, and a variety of other advanced applications that take advantage of the unique attributes of highly concentrated sunlight. Solar thermal energy systems concentrate the sun's radiation to generate electricity, produce high temperature heat, and focus solar photons for use in various chemical reactions including materials processing and the production of transportable fuels.
Solar thermal technology has a number of attractive attributes that make it a very desirable energy supply option: it is a strategically secure energy source; it has low environmental impact; it has short construction times and can be built in small modules to respond to demand growth. As
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part of a balanced national energy strategy, the widespread implementation of solar thermal energy systems has the potential to increase domestic energy supplies, reduce dependence on imported oil, and help U.S. industry respond to increasing international competition for domestic and overseas markets for solar energy systems.Concentrated sunlight is a very versatile and high-quality form of energy. Solar thermal technology has a broad spectrum of applications, which include industrial and commercial uses of process heat, electrical power generation, hazardous waste destruction, and a variety of other advanced applications that take advantage of the unique attributes of highly concentrated sunlight. Solar thermal energy systems concentrate the sun's radiation to generate electricity, produce high temperature heat, and focus solar photons for use in various chemical reactions including materials processing and the production of transportable fuels.
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