Workshop: Particle-Based CST - Modeling, Experiments, and the Pivot Beyond 1000°C
Time: Sunday, July 26, 2:00PM–5:00 PM
Description: This workshop convenes the global particle-based concentrating solar thermal community across academia, national laboratories, international research institutions, and industry to share progress and define what comes next. Topics include component modeling advances, integrated system models/technoeconomic analysis, experimental results, and operational experience from particle-based systems. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy will participate to discuss program plans and priorities, including the pivot from power generation to industrial heat. Sandia National Laboratories will solicit participation in an international working group organized around a central question posed by DOE technical managers: as particle CST pushes beyond current temperature limits, new industrial sectors become accessible, but how do we get there? What specific research, design, and demonstration challenges must be overcome in receivers, heat exchangers, storage, balance of plant, and collectors to meet the demands of high-temperature industries such as chemical processing, steel and metals, cement, and glass? The workshop will close with an open discussion on how the broader ES community can contribute to this effort.
Cost: $25