Abstract
The PRATT & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) name is normally connected to rocket science and high-powered engine technology, but this aerospace leader is now lending its extreme heat management expertise to the renewable energy industry…and the CSP sector in particular. Could this be an indication that the much heralded “demise” of CSP is somewhat premature? Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) chose to focus on renewable energy when it became apparent that the energy management and materials-design capability that keeps rocket systems operating efficiently in outer space could provide benefits to terrestrial solar systems. Randy Parsley, program area manager of PWR's Renewable and Alternative Energy division, Canoga Park in California, says that while the company is looking at a wide range of potential solar technologies, currently there is one flagship solar thermal project on its slate: Concentrating Solar Power (CSP), using molten salt thermal storage technology.
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