National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Concentrating Solar Power Research

Capabilities

NREL's concentrating solar power R&D activities rely on a diverse team of engineers and scientists with years of research expertise in solar thermal and parabolic trough technologies, advanced optical materials, photovoltaics, advanced thermal storage materials, and heat transfer fluids.

We employ state-of-the-art laboratory, modeling, and analysis capabilities to advance concentrating solar power technologies, making them more competitive in U.S. and global power markets. Read a fact sheet (PDF 454 KB) that provides an overview of our capabilities. Download Adobe Reader.

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Research expertise
Laboratory capabilities
Modeling and analysis capabilities