The U.S. Department of Energy has announced that it has broken ground on the Generation 3 Particle Pilot Plant (G3P3), a concentrating solar-thermal pilot project, at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The project will showcase concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) technology, which could be useful for various clean energy purposes, from producing power to providing long-term energy storage.
“Next-generation CSP has the potential to be a game-changer,” Alejandro Moreno, acting assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy at the Department of Energy, said in a statement. “This pilot facility will demonstrate how CSP systems can meet the challenges of providing long-duration energy storage while reducing costs and complexity for solar thermal technology. At the same time, it also provides a pathway to commercialization for industrial process heat.”
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Source: Eco Watch
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