The research projects, supporting the Department’s SunShot initiative, will be a collaborative efforts in partnership with private industry, national laboratories, and universities.
CSP technology use mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight to produce heat, which can then be used to generate electricity.
Investments into the three-year applied research projects will look to achieve improvements in the performance of CSP technologies and drive down costs.
Commenting on the investments that will be spread across 13 states of the US, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said these investments are to help US companies build cutting-edge solar technologies enabling them to compete globally while diversifying the nation’s energy portfolio.
