Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Technology Roadmap, U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Solar Programs

ANTARES assisted the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in defining technology priorities and performance goals through creation of an R&D roadmap for CSP technologies. ANTARES met with industry representatives - collectively known as CSP Inc. - to gather critical technical and market inputs and identify key R&D issues. A major objective was to coordinate these inputs/issues among the participants representing the solar trough, solar dish, and power tower systems industry segments and arrive at an industry-agreed consensus. Those inputs were assembled by ANTARES into a cohesive and comprehensive programmatic R&D document in a format that was easily understood by a broad (technical and lay person) audience.

Another input which was investigated was the potential for DOE/State collaborative efforts on CSP technology. ANTARES conducted conversations with select states to gauge interest in collaborative efforts in CSP technology which would leverage the knowledge and resources of both entities. A paper was prepared to define topics of interest and outline the process of collaboration and potentially identify future project work.