Sandia National Laboratories / Southern California Edison company / Boeing / Southern California Edison / Solar Two USA / Designing / Initial System Application - Hybrid / /
Continent
South America / /
Country
Mexico / South Africa / Egypt / France / Japan / Russia / United States / Spain / India / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Force Majeure / /
Facility
Rankine plant / SOLAR POWER TOWER / Solar One plant / Power towers / Power tower / /
Holiday
summer solstice / winter solstice / /
IndustryTerm
cycle power technologies / experimental systems / utility-scale applications / demonstrated power tower technology / conventional fossil technology / carbon steel / solar electricity / solar technologies / mild carbon steel / parabolic trough systems / non-contact flux measurement devices / annual electricity / molten-salt thermal storage technology / gas turbine / natural gas / energy storage storage system / intermittent solar technology / intermittent renewable energy power plant / thermal energy storage / thermal energy / plant equipment / non-polluting energy sources / paint / oil / solar power tower technology / salt technology / energy / stainless steel tubes / energy costs / technology readiness / control equipment / fossil technology / electricity / stainless steel / energy storage / solar-energy storage technologies / power plant technology / electricity cost / solar energy collection / natural gas combined-cycle / manufacturing techniques / metal surfaces / solar-energy storage systems / mining / solar energy / power tower technology / energy storage system / steel / /
MusicGroup
Oil / Salt / /
NaturalFeature
California Mojave desert / /
Organization
U.S. Department of Energy / World Bank / /
Position
collector / designer / /
ProvinceOrState
Southern California / /
Region
northern Africa / Middle East / U.S. Southwest / Southern California / Southwestern United States / /
Technology
radiation / heat transfer system / molten-salt thermal storage technology / power tower technology / hybridization / Rankine cycle power technologies / Heat Transfer / intermittent solar technology / conventional fossil technology / 3.0 Technology / laser / solar-energy storage technologies / solar power tower technology / successfully demonstrated power tower technology / power plant technology / /
SOLAR POWER TOWER 1.0 System Description Solar power towers generate electric power from sunlight by focusing concentrated solar radiation on a tower-mounted heat exchanger (receiver). The system uses hundreds to thousan