ABSTRACT:
These proceedings present the papers and panel discussions given at the Parabolic Dish Solar Thermal Power Annual Program Review held in Pasadena, California on January 13-15, 1981. It was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, and conducted by Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The objective of the review was to present the results of activities of the Parabolic Dish Technology and Applications Development portion of DOE's Solar Thermal Energy Systems Program. Thirty-four papers were presented on the subjects of development and testing of concentrators, receivers, and power conversion units; system design and development for engineering experiments; economic analysis and market assessment and advanced development activities. Two panel discussions were held regarding technology development issues and application/user needs.