Awardee Spotlight: General Atomics
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Sulfur-based thermal energy storage can compensate for diurnal and seasonal insolation fluctuations. Illustration from General Atomics
General Atomics is demonstrating a sulfur-based thermochemical cycle to store heat at a concentrating solar power plant and support baseload power generation.
Solar ABCs Staying Busy
Having just held its sixth annual stakeholder meeting on Sept. 14, the Solar America Board for Codes and Standards (Solar ABCs) continues its forward momentum. The DOE-funded organization also has a webinar planned to promote safe, reliable, and cost-effective solar technologies.
LBNL Study Compares U.S. and German Soft Costs
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have placed results from a survey of German solar installers side-by-side with existing data gathered from U.S. companies to gain a better understanding of the variation in soft costs between the two markets.
Fast Fact: Top Tweets of the Week
See what was said and spread about SunShot Initiative efforts last week in the Twitterverse.