SolarReserve Inc. used Aeroject Rocketdyne Space Shuttle Main Engine expertise to help develop its solar power tower plant technology.
Thousands of mirrors, called heliostats, direct the sun’s energy onto a receiver, which was built using expertise gained from constructing the space shuttle main engine. The NASA spinoff receiver sits on top of a 550-foot tower.
For more information about this technology or any other spinoff, please visit http://spinoff.nasa.gov/.
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