CSP Seminar Series: Overview and Opportunities for the Generation 3 Particle Pilot Plant October 4, 2024 9:21 am The next installment of the National Solar Thermal Test Facility’s Concentrating Solar Power Seminar Series will take place on Tuesday,... View Article
Successful G3P3 receiver test is a step towards commercial scalability September 18, 2024 9:08 am Researchers at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility have successfully tested the Generation 3 Particle Pilot Plant’s falling particle receiver.... View Article
New solar thermal tower key component of national energy goals March 10, 2023 12:35 pm Sandia hosted a Feb. 16 groundbreaking ceremony to begin the construction of a new solar tower at the National Solar... View Article
National Solar Thermal Test Facility prepares for new tower construction January 23, 2023 9:55 am Construction on the new tower at Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) is planned to begin Feb.... View Article
Testing heat exchangers helps move solar plans forward June 14, 2021 8:00 am Sandia researchers have completed a two-year effort to evaluate heat exchanger performance for the Labs’ latest concentrating solar power project.... View Article
Sandia wins $25 million DOE award to build next-generation CSP power plant May 4, 2021 10:38 am Sandia National Laboratories has won a $25 million award from The Department of Energy to build, test, and demonstrate a... View Article