NREL: Concentrating Solar Power Research

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

TroughNet

TroughNet is a technical resource for evaluation of parabolic trough solar power plant technologies.

Parabolic Trough Technology

Parabolic trough solar technology offers the lowest cost solar electric option for large power plant applications. To learn more, read our technology overviews:

Solar Field

Thermal Energy Storage

A photo of an aerial view of a parabolic trough power plant with rows and rows of parabolic trough surrounding it. Steam is coming out of the generation system building.

Power Plant Systems

Parabolic Trough Data and Resources

Industry Partners
Solar Data

Power Plant Data
Models and Tools

System and Component Testing

TroughNet is developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Solar Energy Technologies Program under the Electricity, Resources, and Building Systems Integration Center.

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