SunShot Vision Study- Concentrating Solar Power: Technologies, Cost and Performance (February 2012)
| Author(s) |
Sunshot project |
| Abstract |
This chapter evaluates the current cost, performance, and potential of several CSP
technologies. A detailed discussion of the opportunities for potential cost reductions
to existing and emerging Concentrating Solar Power technologies is provided. Key challenges to achieving
the level of CSP growth envisioned in the SunShot scenario are evaluated, including
potential materials-supply constraints as well as manufacturing scale-up issues. This
analysis makes it clear that continued CSP technology advances and cost reductions,
through both continued R&D investments and increased deployment activities, will
be necessary for achieving the SunShot scenario. In particular, CSP’s ability to
provide firm, dispatchable power generation will play a critical role in enabling the
U.S. electricity generation system to operate safely and reliably under the SunShot
scenario’s levels of solar technology deployment. |
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SunShot Vision Study- Concentrating Solar Power: Technologies, Cost and Performance (February 2012) |
| Year |
2012 |
| Status |
Archived |
| Timescale |
Not clear |
| Geographic Coverage |
USA |
| Funder |
US Dept of Energy |
| Methods |
No Data Supplied |
| Stakeholder |
University based researchers Public sector researchers, Business - Technology, Government - Energy, Government - other |
| Document Structure |
No Data Supplied |
| Rights |
Not recorded |
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