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There are lessons to be drawn from the SSPS experience that may help evaluate the potential of central receiver technologies. Our experience confirms that sodium-cooled recievers can collect solar energy efficiently and reliably; it also confirms the need for large scale, not only on the basis of manpower considerations but also becaise of the relative impact of plant loads and increased efficiency of larger subcomponents.
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Carmona, R., Martín, J. (1986). Potential for Improvements. In: Kesselring, P., Selvage, C.S. (eds) The IEA/SSPS Solar Thermal Power Plants — Facts and Figures— Final Report of the International Test and Evaluation Team (ITET). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82684-9_31
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