Award Number: DE-EE0008539CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6Solar Energy Technologies OfficeLocation(s): AZOffice(s): Golden Field Office
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March 19, 2019
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Award Number: DE-EE0008539
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Solar Energy Technologies Office
Location(s): AZ
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to University of Arizona (UA) to develop cathodic protection (CP) techniques and associated materials to prevent corrosion resulting from molten chloride salts in metal vessels used in concentrating solar power (CSP) applications. Analysis/testing would initially be conducted at the laboratory scale to identify the materials and methods best suited for commercial-scale applications. Testing would then be performed using a molten salt flow loop at UA’s campus to validate the effectiveness of the methods/materials developed. The project would be divided into three Budget Periods (BPs), with a Go/No-Go Decision Point in between each BP.