The 'Liquid-Phase Pathway to SunShot' project proposes the use of low-cost molten chloride salts for energy storage, mated with a solar receiver that employs liquid-metal sodium for heat capture and transfer to the storage salt. The Generation 3 Concentrating Solar Power Systems (Gen3 CSP) funding program builds on prior research for high-temperature concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) technologies. NLR performs research to support the U. In the past. NLR's capabilities in concentrating solar power (CSP) include modeling and optimizing solar collectors, developing solar thermal energy storage, and boosting conversion of solar thermal energy into electric power, industrial steam, and chemical fuels.
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