WELCOME STEAB TO THE

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Concentrating Solar Power
WELCOME STEAB TO THE NATIONAL SOLAR THERMAL TEST
FACILITY
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Concentrating Solar Power
Thomas R. Mancini Concentrating Solar
Power Program Manager Sandia National
Laboratories Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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What can CSP do?

• Concentrating Solar Power has demonstrated
• Bulk solar power
• Highest solar-electric efficiency
• High capacity factor and dispatchability
• 130 plant-years, 9 plants (354 MW)
• 80 MW/year production/installation capacity
• Dispatchable power for peaking and intermediate
  loads
• Distributed power for grid support and remote
  applications

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CSP Technologies

• Power Towers
• Trough Electric Systems
• Dish Stirling Systems