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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 2 0 TABLE 1 – GEN3 CSP Gen3 Program: https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/generation-3-concentrating-solar-power-systems-gen3-csp Lead organization Project title URL link Sandia National Laboratories Gen3 Particle Pilot Plant (G3P3): Integrated High- Temperature Particle System for CSP https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/project-profile- sandia-national-laboratories-1-gen3-csp National Renewable Energy Laboratory Liquid-Phase Pathway to SunShot https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/project-profile- national-renewable-energy-laboratory-1-gen3-csp Brayton Energy Gen3 Gas-Phase System Development and Demonstration https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/project-profile- brayton-energy-1-gen3-csp University of California, San Diego Noncontact Thermophysical Characterization of Solids and Fluids for CSP https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/project-profile- university-california-san-diego-gen3-csp Georgia Institute of Technology Thermophysical Property Measurements of Heat Transfer Media and Containment Materials https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/project-profile- georgia-institute-technology-2-gen3-csp University of Tulsa GEN3D – Experimental and Numerical Development of GEN3 Durability Life Models https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/project-profile- university-tulsa-gen3-csp TABLE 2 – Ni-BASED SUPERALL OYS Lead organization Project title URL link EPRI Improving Economics of Gen3 CSP System Components Through Fabrication and Application of High Temperature Ni-Based Alloys https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/project-profile- electric-power-research-institute-gen3-csp EPRI Innovative Method for Welding in Generation 3 CSP to Enable Reliable Manufacturing of Solar Receivers to Withstand Daily Cycling at Temperatures Above 700°C https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/seto-2020-small- innovative-projects-solar-sips Oak Ridge National Laboratory Cast Components for High-Temperature CSP Thermal Systems https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/solar-energy- technologies-office-lab-call-fy2019-21-concentrating- solar-thermal-power Comprex LLC 740H Diffusion Bonded Compact Heat Exchanger for High Temperature and Pressure Applications https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/project-profile- comprex-llc-fy2018-csp National Renewable Energy Laboratory Thermomechanical Behavior of Advanced Manufactured Parts, Subcomponents, and Their Weldments for Gen3 CSP https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/seto-fy2019- concentrating-solar-thermal-power UC Davis Additively-Manufactured Molten Salt-sCO2 Heat Exchanger https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/project-profile- university-california-davis-fy2018-csp GE Research Additively Manufactured sCO2 Power Cycle Heat Exchangers for CSP https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/project-profile- general-electric-1-fy2018-csp GE Research Near-Net-Shape Hot Isostatic Press Manufacturing Modality for sCO2 CSP Capital Cost Reduction https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/seto-fy2019- concentrating-solar-thermal-power Oak Ridge National Laboratory Development of an Open-Source Alloy Selection and Lifetime Assessment Tool for Structural Components in CSP https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/solar-energy- technologies-office-lab-call-fy2019-21-concentrating- solar-thermal-power