Powering the future through solar resources.
Due to our expertise in molten-salt technology, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has granted an exclusive and worldwide license to SolarReserve for renewable-green energy with competitive pricing.
Our licensed technology with SolarReserve enables us to develop commercial-scale projects with the most efficient approach to energy management. Our operating expertise in extreme-heat flux environments such as rocket engines and the use of molten metals –– sodium and sodium/potassium-cooled nuclear reactors –– places Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne in a category competitors haven't even ventured into yet.
Design Benefits
- • Provides a renewable source of green energy
- • Innovative energy storage technology allows for power on demand
- • Built to withstand extremely high temperatures with high efficiency
- • Competitive pricing
Milestones
- • 1990s—Technology is demonstrated with the "Solar Two" demo plant
- • 2008—Technology is exclusively licensed to SolarReserve for development of commercial-scale projects
- • 2009—SolarReserve signs PPAs; permitting of 535 MW thermal plants is in progress
- • 2010—DOE contracts Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne/SolarReserve to reduce cost of electricity
Next Step
Construction of commercial plants.