Links to key CSP studies. New to CSP? Start with bold reports, and D. CSP Basics

A. CSP Industry Analyses: Heliostat Cost Factors, Solar Thermal Plant Costs, and Levelized COE

1. Conference Paper: Heliostat Cost Reduction
Gregory J Kolb et. al. (June 2007) 2pp. (PDF 123kB)

2. Heliostat Cost Reduction Study [click "View Document" at DOE site]
Kolb et. al. (June 2007) Sandia Labs 2007-3293 158pp. (PDF 2.54MB)

3. NREL Assessment of Solar Thermal Power Technology Cost and Performance Forecasts
Sargent & Lundy (May 2003) NREL/Sandia SL-5641 344pp. (PDF 4.55MB)

3a. Updates to Assessment of Solar Thermal Cost and Performance Forecasts
Sargent & Lundy (April 2005) SL-750-011. 25pp. (PDF 704kB)

3b. NAS Critique of Sargent & Lundy Assessment Draft
National Academy of Sciences (Nov 2002) 34pp. (PDF 680KB)

4. Solar Power Tower: Design Basis Document
Zavolco/Nexant (July 2001) Sandia Labs 2001-2100 148pp. (PDF 1.5MB)

5. Cost Reduction Study for Solar Thermal Power Plants
Enermodal/Marbek (May, 1999) 115pp. Ontario, CA. (PDF 1MB)

B. CSP Global Market Overviews

1. From Research to CSP Market Introduction: Progress and Advances of Concentrating Solar Power Technologies
Michael Geyer, ED of SolarPACES (March 2008) 54 slides (PDF 7.8 MB)

2. Global Concentrated Solar Power Markets and Strategies, 2007-2020
Emerging Energy Research (Jan 2008) 3pp. (PDF 44kB)

3. Concentrated Solar Power Resurges as Scalable Energy Alternative
Emerging Energy Research (Dec 2007) 2pp. (PDF 180kB)

4. 2005 Solar Thermal Power Now
SolarPACES (Sept 2005) 48pp. (PDF 1.2MB)

5. The Global Market Initiative for CSP
Frederick A. Morse, Morse Assoc. Wash. DC (Jul 2004) 24pp. (PDF 1.6MB)

6. GMI Program Brochure
(July 2004) 8pp. (PDF xx MB)

7. CSP Global Market Initiative (GMI) Overview
Tom Mancini NREL (PDF 156 kB)

C. CSP in Europe: MED-CSP and TREK

1. Med-CSP Executive Summary
European Commission xx pp. (PDF x.xMB)

2. Concentrating Solar Power for the Mediterranean Region
European Commission xx pp. (PDF x.xMB)

3. 2007 CSP: From Research to Implementation
European Commission (Nov 2007) 39pp. (PDF 2.7MB)

D. CSP Basics: Overviews and Technology Characterizations
Documents available at DOE SunLab site:
Overview of Solar Thermal Technologies (PDF 296KB)
Solar Power Towers (PDF 303KB)
Solar Parabolic Trough (PDF 370KB)
Solar Dish Engine (PDF 888KB)
Project Financial Evaluation (PDF 34KB)

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