Abstract: . . .  technologies to provide 50% or more of the energy needs in sunny regions around the world. In addition, because parabolic trough technology is built from commodity materials such as glass, steel, and concrete, and standard . . .
. . .  concrete, and standard utility power generation equipment, it is possible to scale-up and rapidly deploy new trough power plants. Large-scale solar technologies can provide energy price stability as well as quality jobs . . .
. . .  Large-scale solar technologies can provide energy price stability as well as quality jobs to the local community. Solar energy has the potential to become the major new domestic energy resource in the 21st century. U.S. Department . . .
. . .  Development of improved parabolic trough concentrators • Reduced solar field pumping parasites • Development of a thermal energy storage technology for parabolic trough plants. A Solar Vision for the Future Solar technologies . . .
. . .  have demonstrated excellent availabilities and have reliably delivered power to help California to meet its peak electric loads, especially during the California energy crisis of 2000-2001 (near 100% availability during solar . . .
. . .  concrete, and standard utility power generation equipment, it is possible to scale-up and rapidly deploy new trough power plants. Large-scale solar technologies can provide energy price stability as well as quality jobs to the . . .
. . .  and standard utility power generation equipment, it is possible to scale-up and rapidly deploy new trough power plants. Large-scale solar technologies can provide energy price stability as well as quality jobs to the local . . .
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