molten salt
Integrated Thermal Storage for Concentrating Solar Power (2008)
This report was compiled by Ray Dracker of Solar Millennium LLC and Klaus-Jergen Riffelmann of Flagsol for California’s Integrated Energy Policy Workshop in July of 2008.
The presentation focuses on the different types of solar energy storage and how they can improve solar plants. Because of the unpredictable nature of the amount of solar radiation available for solar power plants, storage is a necessary tool in ensuring the reliability and cost-effectiveness of solar energy.
Molten Nitrate Salt Development For Thermal Energy Storage in Parabolic Trough Solar Power Systems (2008)
This manuscript was written by Sandia Corporation with the U.S. Department of Energy in 2008. It reports recent developments of multi-component molten salt formulations that have advantageous properties for applications as heat transfer fluids for parabolic trough solar systems.
These alternative transfer fluids demonstrate stability in the presence of air up to approximately 500 degrees Celsius, and is expected to be inexpensive compared to synthetic organic heat transfer fluids.
