Concentrating Solar Power - 2008 Internal Program Review Meeting

The following presentations from the DOE Solar Energy Technologies Internal Program Review Meeting in April 2008 were released for dissemination by their authors.

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CSP Dish Systems Presentations

SNL Project Overview (PDF 222 KB), Charles Andraka, Sandia National Laboratories
SES Solar Dish Stirling-Commercialization (PDF 1.7 MB), Dan Martin, Stirling Energy Systems
30-kW Maintenance-Free Solar Dish Engine (PDF 1.7 MB), Maury White, Infinia
Infinia FOA Program (PDF 56 KB), Maury White, Infinia

CSP Advanced System Topic Presentations

NREL Project Overview (PDF 185 KB), Mark Mehos, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
NREL Project Overview (PDF 585 KB), Cheryl Kennedy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
CSP Advanced Systems - High-Value Mirrors (PDF 110 KB), Michael Buchanan, PPG Industries
Hardcoats (PDF 1.7 MB), Susannah Clear and Bob Messner, 3M
Project Overview (PDF 923 KB), Andrew McMahan, SkyFuel
CLFR Project Update (PDF 1.9 MB), John O'Donnell, Ausra
SNL Project Overview (PDF 450 KB), Greg Kolb, Sandia National Laboratories
Thermochemical Hydrogen Project (PDF 181 KB), Nathan Siegel, Sandia National Laboratories
Company Overview (PDF 1.6 MB), Bob Stuart, Bright Source Energy

CSP Trough Systems Presentations

Company Project Overview (PDF 1.1 MB), Gilbert Cohen, Acciona
NREL Project Overview (PDF 733 KB), Chuck Kutscher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Company Project Overview (PDF 60 KB), Adam J. Schaut, Alcoa
Company Project Overview (PDF 1.7 MB), Hank Price, Abengoa Solar
Project Overview, Harvey Stephens, FPL

Thermal Storage Presentations

Storage Overview (PDF 84 KB), Greg Glatzmaier and Mark Mehos, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Tom Mancini, Sandia National Laboratories
SNL Project Overview (PDF 172 KB), Robert Bradshaw, Sandia National Laboratories
Advanced Fluid Development (PDF 581 KB), Greg Glatzmaier, Dan Blake, Joongoo Kang, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Company Project Overviews (PDF 635 KB), Michael McDowell, Hamilton Sundstrand
Advanced High Temperature Trough Collector Development (PDF 408 KB), Ray Dracker, Solar Millennium

Industry Dissussion Presentations

Industry Perspective (PDF 547 KB), Fred Morse, Solar Energy Industries Association and Abengoa Solar
Industry Perspective (PDF 492 KB), Bruce Osborn, Stirling Energy Systems
Molten Salt Power Towers (PDF 1.5 MB), Bill Gould, Solar Reserve
Industry Perspective (PDF 1.3 MB), Bob Stuart, BrightSource Energy
Industry Perspective, Gilbert Cohen, Acciona
Project Overview, Tom Mancini, Sandia National Laboratories
Environmental impact for solar energy development on BLM-administered Lands (PDF 214 KB), Heidi Hartmann, Argonne
Industry Perspective, Larry Stoddard, Black & Veatch
DOE Overview (PDF 189 KB), Tex Wilkins, DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program

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