Abstract
Commercialization of a new energy supply technology requires demonstration of its feasibility to potential customers at each staqe of development. While small improvements of proven energy supply svstems are usually privately pioneered, larger or more uniaue research projects are often delaved as economic and technical concerns are assuaged through public sector R&D funding. For solar thermal central receivers, even though their technical viability has been tested on a small scale, acceptance by utilities will require full-scale field experiments and commercial-sized demonstration plants.
Recommended Citation
Jarmie, Mark D. and Conopask, Jeff V., "Ratepayer Financing of Solar Thermal Electric Commercial Demonstration Projects" (1980). UMR-MEC Conference on Energy / UMR-DNR Conference on Energy. 218, pp. 78-95.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/umr-mec/218
Meeting Name
7th Annual UMR-MEC Conference on Energy (1980: Oct. 14-16, Rolla, MO)
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Session
Management II
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1980 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
16 Oct 1980
Comments
Work on this subject was begun while the authors were affiliated with the PRC Enerqy Analysis Company under DOE Contract No. E6-77-C-01- 4024.