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Concentrating Solar Power - 2009 Peer Review Meeting

These presentations were given during the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) track of the Solar Program Peer Review Meeting. The following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

A summary of the results (PDF 175 KB) for the CSP presentations provides an overview of the projects and their ratings. Below are the project presentations and respective peer review results.

CSP Dish Systems and Advanced Systems Presentations

  • Dish/Engine Development (PDF 1.2 MB), Charles Andraka, Sandia National Laboratories, and Peer Review Summary (PDF 36 KB)
  • Mirrors and Receivers (PDF 728 KB), Cheryl Kennedy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Peer Review Summary (PDF 61 KB)

CSP Trough Systems Presentations

  • Trough Solar Field (PDF 507 KB), Charles Kutscher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Peer Review Summary (PDF 40 KB)
  • Power Cycle and Balance of Plant (PDF 289 KB), Charles Kutscher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Peer Review Summary (PDF 32 KB)
  • Theoretical Overlay Photographic Collector Alignment Technique Development (PDF 862 KB), Tim Moss and Richard Diver, Sandia National Laboratories, and Peer Review Summary (PDF 30 KB)

CSP Power Tower Presentations

  • Power Tower R&D (PDF 945 KB), Greg Kolb, Sandia National Laboratories, and Peer Review Summary (PDF 35 KB)

Thermal Storage Presentations

  • Heat Transfer Fluid/Thermal Storage Systems and Components (PDF 739 KB), Greg Glatzmaier, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Peer Review Summary (PDF 33 KB)
  • Heat Transfer Fluid/Thermal Storage Systems and Components (PDF 540 KB), Nathan Siegel, Sandia National Laboratories, and Peer Review Summary (PDF 31 KB)

Cross-Cutting Activities Presentations

  • Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)/Industry Support (PDF 849 KB), Chuck Kutscher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Peer Review Summary (PDF 32 KB)
  • Facility Plans (PDF 1.4 MB), Mark Mehos, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Peer Review Summary (PDF 28 KB)
  • National Solar Thermal Test Facility (PDF 649 KB) Plans, Tom Mancini, Sandia National Laboratories, and Peer Review Summary (PDF 28 KB)
  • Resource Assessment (PDF 588 KB), Dave Renné, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Peer Review Summary (PDF 29 KB)
  • System Analysis (PDF 545 KB), Nate Blair and Craig Turchi, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Peer Review Summary (PDF 29 KB)
  • Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PDF 146 KB), Heidi Hartmann, Argonne National Laboratory, and Peer Review Summary (PDF 33 KB)
  • Market Analysis/Grid Analysis (PDF 937 KB), Nate Blair and Paul Denholm, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Peer Review Summary (PDF 29 KB)
  • Advanced CSP Systems Analysis (PDF 721 KB), Clifford Ho, Sandia National Laboratories, and Peer Review Summary (PDF 29 KB)
  • Stakeholder Outreach/FOA Support (PDF 133 KB), Tom Mancini, Sandia National Laboratories, and Peer Review Summary (PDF 31 KB)

The Solar Energy Technologies Program works to develop cost-competitive solar energy systems for America. Learn more about the Program's CSP research.