Sec. 934. CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER RESEARCH PROGRAM
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## SEC. 934 CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER RESEARCH PROGRAM **[**[42 U.S.C. 16234](/us/usc/t42/s16234)**]** ###
(a)In General The Secretary shall conduct a program of research and development to evaluate the potential for concentrating solar power for hydrogen production, including cogeneration approaches for both hydrogen and electricity. ###
(b)Administration The program shall take advantage of existing facilities to the extent practicable and shall include— ####
(1)development of optimized technologies that are common to both electricity and hydrogen production; ####
(2)evaluation of thermochemical cycles for hydrogen production at the temperatures attainable with concentrating solar power; ####
(3)evaluation of materials issues for the thermochemical cycles described in paragraph (2); ####
(4)cogeneration of solar thermal electric power and photo-synthetic-based hydrogen production; ####
(5)system architectures and economics studies; and ####
(6)coordination with activities under the Next Generation Nuclear Plant Project established under subtitle C of title VI on high temperature materials, thermochemical cycles, and economic issues. ###
(c)Assessment In carrying out the program under this section, the Secretary shall— ####
(1)assess conflicting guidance on the economic potential of concentrating solar power for electricity production received from the National Research Council in the report entitled “Renewable Power Pathways: A Review of the U.S. Department of Energy's Renewable Energy Programs” and dated 2000 and subsequent reviews of that report funded by the Department; and ####
(2)provide an assessment of the potential impact of technology used to concentrate solar power for electricity before, or concurrent with, submission of the budget for fiscal year 2008. ###
(d)Report Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to Congress a report on the economic and technical potential for electricity or hydrogen production, with or without cogeneration, with concentrating solar power, including the economic and technical feasibility of potential construction of a pilot demonstration facility suitable for commercial production of electricity or hydrogen from concentrating solar power.
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