Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc.

Aerojet Rocketdyne of De, Inc.

Solarreserve Technology, LLC

Daniel P Cap

Andrew J Zillmer

Alan V Von Arx

Ronald Urquidi

Guido Canzona

Thomas M Walczuk

Arunabh Bhattacharya

Disclosed is a system and method including targets for heliostat health monitoring. A controller in communication with a target and the heliostat may be operable to determine heliostat health. The disclosed system and method may be used to automatically focus individual heliostats, as needed, and to generally increase the overall health of a heliostat field.

Targets for heliostat health monitoring

A structure includes a nanophase titanium node and a plurality of nanophase aluminum struts. Each of the plurality of nanophase aluminum struts is bonded to the nanophase titanium node at a weld joint.

Structure having nanophase titanium node and nanophase aluminum struts

A lifting assembly for a solar power tower includes a track, a cable, and a winch. The track extends longitudinally from the tower top to the tower base. The winch is located at the tower top and anchors the cable that extends toward the tower bottom adjacent the track. A component attached to the track and to the cable is guided along the track by the winch spooling or unspooling the cable.

Lifting system for solar power tower components

A bellows includes a flexible section including a series of convolutions extending between a first end and a second end. The convolutions are formed of a nano-grained aluminum alloy.

Nano-grained aluminum alloy bellows

An air drying system for use in a concentrated solar power generation system using a fluid heat transfer medium includes a first vent pipe and a first desiccant pack. The first vent pipe extends from the concentrated solar power generation system and includes a first inlet open to ambient air, and a first outlet open to an interior of the solar power generation system in fluid communication with the fluid heat transfer medium. The first desiccant pack is positioned within the first vent pipe between the first inlet and first outlet and is positioned to reduce moisture content of ambient air flowing into the first vent pipe.

Air drying system for concentrated solar power generation systems

A desalinization plant and process utilizes solar radiation to produce steam from seawater which is then used to generate freshwater and electricity.

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Chatsworth, CA, United States of America

Daniel P Cap