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DOE SF 10740 1 Volume 1 Exec Summary; Report; July 1980.
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This abstract presents the programmatic, technical, and economic results of El Paso Electric Company's (EPE) Newman Unit 1 Solar Repowering Program. The development of solar thermal power system technology for utility applications is an important and necessary outgrowth of the United
This abstract presents the programmatic, technical, and economic results of El Paso Electric Company's (EPE) Newman Unit 1 Solar Repowering Program. The development of solar thermal power system technology for utility applications is an important and necessary outgrowth of the United
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States' desire to reduce its usage of conventional oil and natural gas fuels in the generation of electrical energy. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Thermal Program has the overall goal of providing the technological and industrial base that is required to support the commercialization of promising solar thermal technologies. Solar repowering existing gas and oil fueled power plants utilizing the central receiver concept has been identified as the most promising near-term application of this technology. Show Less