ABSTRACT:
This document is the Final Technical Report on the Solar Central Receiver Prototype Heliostat by General Electric. The primary objective of the Department of Energy's Prototype Heliostat Contract with General Electric was to complete the preliminary design of a solar central receiver heliostat which would not exceed a $72/M2-R installed cost/performance target. In-depth installation and manufacturing studies were required to provide validation of the cost estimates and to show the quantity levels at which the forecast values would be achieved, as documented in this report. General Electric's design detailed here has resulted in a 40% improvement in cost performance, namely, $42.87 / M2-R.