Solar Power Tower Receiver Development

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The objective of this project is to validate the manufacturability of a large-scale molten salt receiver panel and then confirm its operation in prototypic solar flux. This work is an important step in reducing the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) from a central receiver solar power plant. The key technical risk to building larger power towers is building the larger receiver systems, specifically the issues involved with key receiver panel features such as the large headers and longer tubes. Therefore, this proposed technology project includes the design, fabrication and testing of an advanced molten salt prototypic sub- scale receiver panel that can be utilized in a large receiver system.