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New solar thermal tower key component of national energy goals
News Article, March 10, 2023 • Sandia hosted a Feb. 16 groundbreaking ceremony to begin the construction of a new solar tower at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility. The tower is part of the $25 million award announced by the DOE to include the building, testing and demonstration of a next-generation concentrating solar thermal power...

University of Wisconsin–Sandia Team Awarded SunShot CSP: APOLLO Funding
News Article, October 21, 2015 • A schematic of the team’s proposed switched-bed regenerator—to replace conventional recuperators. The planned device will have six regenerator beds (blue/red); four multi-port ball valves (green), to reduce development costs and increase reliability; two large rotary actuators (grey), which reduces system cost; and common inlets/outlets, to facilitate interface compatibility with the...