Operated by Sandia for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) is the only large-scale concentrating solar power (CSP) and solar thermal test facility in the United States. The primary goal of the NSTTF is to provide experimental facilities, equipment, and personnel for testing, validating, and improving new concentrating solar thermal components and systems for customers. The facility partners with the DOE, local, and international collaborators on solar thermal technologies and thermal energy storage on an ongoing basis. The NSTTF also partners with the U.S. Department of Defense, the DOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and NASA to perform materials testing under extremely high flux and shear forces.
National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF)
