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in early FY 2006. Evaluation of a new trough concentrator was completed and may be used in the 64-MW project. The Western Governors’ Association established a Solar Task Force to determine the potential of solar energy in the West and identify the incentives required to establish projects. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory provided much of the analysis required by the WGA. The Task Force recommended that CSP be allotted 4 GW of the WGA’s 30 GW Clean and Diversified Energy Initiative. The Task Force concluded that continued R&D improvements, along with the 4 GW of deployment, would result in a 5.5¢/kWh cost of CSP power. Solar Heating and Lighting Both industrial partners working on development of a low-cost solar water heater made significant changes in their design during the year. The new designs were meant to reduce cost below that of the Program’s goal, albeit at reduced efficiency. The primary effort was in design and evaluation of the new designs, not evaluation of demonstration systems as originally planned. This required additional resources from a lower-than-planned-for budget. As a consequence, a planned solicitation for systems applicable to freezing climates has been postponed. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) made several design improvements to the hybrid solar lighting (HSL) system and incorporated them into a new solar collector/tracker system called HSL 3000. One of these units was installed at the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge and another was scheduled for installation at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s Customer Service Center in early FY 2006. A contract was initiated that is designed to estimate the market potential of HSL. This study is expected to be completed in FY 2006. The Solar Program sponsored a study by the National Association of Home Builders Research Center to estimate the long-term energy impact that could result from the widespread adoption of the net zero energy homes (ZEH). This study, completed during FY 2005, estimated that ZEH could result in energy savings of 2 to 3 quads by 2050 and lead to a decrease in the energy consumption of the entire U.S. housing stock. New Directions The CSP Subprogram has developed a strategy that emphasizes deployment of the technology. It has established partnerships with the Western Governors’ Association and several states that have expressed an interest in having concentrating solar power plants built in their state. The CSP projects now being developed, ranging in size from 64 to 900 MW, show the potential for CSP to provide energy in large blocks. Activities have been established to support the trough and dish/engine industry as it readies for projects. This burst of activity after years of inactivity provides encouragement that CSP technology will soon become competitive in the intermediate power market. Analysis shows the polymer water heaters being evaluated will meet the 4.5¢/kWh goal. The next steps are to complete certification by the Solar Rating and Certification Corp. of the first team’s system and initiate the testing and certification of the second team’s system. Evaluation of the hybrid solar lighting system has entered a new phase. The new HSL 3000 is providing data from its location on the American Museum of Science and Energy. Another will soon be providing data from Sacramento. Field tests such as these will provide valuable data that will lead to improvements in the efficiency and reliability of the system. Solar Thermal R&D 108PDF Image | DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program
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