AMP_04_May_June_2021_Digital_Edition

A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | M A Y / J U N E 2 0 2 1 1 5 R E N E WA B L E E N E R G Y ADVANCING HIGH- TEMPERATURE MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING FOR CONCENTRATING SOLAR-THERMAL POWER Avi Shultz Solar Energy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington Concentrating solar-thermal power with thermal energy storage can provide renewable energy for electricity or industrial processes at any time of day. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has made significant research investments to increase the operating temperature of solar-thermal systems, which increases overall e iciency, but materials science challenges remain to a ordably manufacture and commercialize key components.