CX-010503: Categorical Exclusion Determination

Baseload Nitrate Salt Central Receiver Power Plant Design CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B5.17 Date: 06/03/2013 Location(s): Colorado, Colorado Offices(s): Golden Field Office

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June 3, 2013
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Baseload Nitrate Salt Central Receiver Power Plant Design
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B5.17
Date: 06/03/2013
Location(s): Colorado, Colorado
Offices(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Abengoa Solar to develop new nitrate salt central receiver technology utilizing a surround heliostat field.