Principal Investigator Alexander Slocum
As the world energy consumption increases, companies and governments alike are looking for renewable forms of energy. Concentrated Solar Power on Demand (CSPonD) is a project whose aim is to receive and store solar energy in the form of a molten salt bath. The molten salt bath can be heated by concentrated solar energy during the day using a heliostat array on the side of a mountain or cliff. Part of the goal is to provide continuous 24/7 power output from the high temperature salt bath. CSPonD can serve as a means to address the growing demand for greener energy sources.
The CSPonD team is focused on developing next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) capture, storage and conversion technologies. Working under the guidance of Prof. Alex Slocum with a talented team of students and faculty from MIT's Nuclear, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering departments, our goal is to make cost-effective utility scale solar power generation a reality.