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ESG 84 14; Report; April 1984.
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ABSTRACT:
The proposed facility is a 30-megawatt electrical (MWe) solar central receiver power plant that will sell electricity, as an independent power producer, to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PGandE). The solar plant will be located in PGandE's service territory at Carrisa Plains, San
The concept and arrangement for this solar power plant is shown on the front cover. The plant uses a solar receiver located at the top of a tower to collect solar energy redirected by the field of mirrors, called heliostats, located to the north of the tower. The solar energy heats liquid sodium, pumped from ground level, from 610°F to 1050°F. The hot sodium is returned to ground level, where its heat is used in steam generation. The sodium is then returned to the receiver to be reheated. The steam is used in a turbine to generate electricity exactly as in a conventional power
plant. Sodium is also stored in tanks so that power production is not limited to daylight hours. The facility is expected to produce enough electricity for 20,000 homes, or 75,700 MWhe/year.
The proposed facility is a 30-megawatt electrical (MWe) solar central receiver power plant that will sell electricity, as an independent power producer, to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PGandE). The solar plant will be located in PGandE's service territory at Carrisa Plains, San
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Luis Obispo County, California. The site (Section 35, T29S, R18E, MDBM) is located 50 miles east of San Luis Obispo on Highway 58 and is on the Morro Bay trans-mission corridor. This is an excellent solar resource area.The concept and arrangement for this solar power plant is shown on the front cover. The plant uses a solar receiver located at the top of a tower to collect solar energy redirected by the field of mirrors, called heliostats, located to the north of the tower. The solar energy heats liquid sodium, pumped from ground level, from 610°F to 1050°F. The hot sodium is returned to ground level, where its heat is used in steam generation. The sodium is then returned to the receiver to be reheated. The steam is used in a turbine to generate electricity exactly as in a conventional power
plant. Sodium is also stored in tanks so that power production is not limited to daylight hours. The facility is expected to produce enough electricity for 20,000 homes, or 75,700 MWhe/year.
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