Regenerative Carbonate- and Silicate-Based Thermochemical Energy Storage System for Concentrating Solar Power Award Number: DE-EE0006535 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6 Solar Energy Technologies Office Date: 03/20/2014 Location(s): NC Office(s): Golden...
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Regenerative Carbonate- and Silicate-Based Thermochemical Energy Storage System for Concentrating Solar Power
Award Number: DE-EE0006535
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Solar Energy Technologies Office
Date: 03/20/2014
Location(s): NC
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to the Southern Research Institute to develop thermochemical energy storage (TCES) systems for concentrating solar power (CSP) based on endothermic-exothermic gas-solid reaction cycles. DOE funding would be used to advance the proposed TCES system through testing, design, modeling, evaluation and costing.
The project is divided into two Budget Periods: 1 and 2. This NEPA determination applies to Budget Period 1 activities only. A Go/No Go decision will be made between Budget Periods 1 and 2. At that time, the recipient will be required to submit an application for Budget Period 2 activities, including further NEPA documentation.
During Budget Period 1, a preliminary reactor design would be used to explore the performance metrics for CSP operation of calcium oxide sorbents as materials in a low-cost TCES system.