The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected Solar Dynamics LLC, EPRI and Malta Inc. to develop a new design basis document intended to accelerate low-carbon energy applications that use nitrate salt energy storage.The initiative will combine the organizations’ knowledge and experience to present technical recommendations for future energy projects using nitrate salt as a heat transport fluid and thermal storage medium.Through the compilation of cutting-edge engineering practices and lessons learned from past projects, both successful and unsuccessful, this design basis document is intended to codify industry consensus and establish guidelines to assist future developers in planning reliable, efficient, and cost-effective designs.This new design basis document could advance the next generation of nitrate salt thermal storage systems, which have applications in …
Solar Dynamics, EPRI & Malta to Advance Nitrate Salt Thermal Energy Storage
