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Concentrating Solar Technologies Program to host System Advisor Model (SAM) seminar
News Article, November 28, 2022 • Sandia National Laboratories’ Concentrating Solar Technologies Program, as part of its Concentrating Solar Seminar Series and in conjunction with the National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF), will present, “System Advisor Model (SAM) for Concentrating Solar Power,” facilitated by Paul Gilman, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00...

CSP seminar series session focuses on bulk solids handling
News Article, January 8, 2025 • Sandia’s National Solar Thermal Test Facility welcomes Greg Mehos, director of Greg Mehos & Associates LLC, for the next session of the Concentrating Solar Power Seminar Series. “Storage and Flow of Bulk Solids,” will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. MST to 11:00 a.m. MST. When compared to...

OpenCSP, a new platform for open code and data, launches during SolarPACES 2024
News Article, October 10, 2024 • Sandia National Laboratories’ Concentrating Solar Power program recently launched OpenCSP, a collaborative environment for CSP code and data development. The new, open-source platform is comprised of source code, applications and data to enable collaborative development for the CSP community worldwide. The platform’s launch was announced this week during SolarPACES 2024...
heliostats reflectng sunset at NSTTF

Successful G3P3 receiver test is a step towards commercial scalability
News Article, September 18, 2024 • Researchers at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility have successfully tested the Generation 3 Particle Pilot Plant’s falling particle receiver. This new receiver is double the size of its predecessor and operates at two megawatts of concentrated radiative energy. The test represents an important step toward the commercial scalability of...