Development of new molten salts with LiNO3 and Ca(NO3)2 for energy storage in CSP plants

These mixtures were designed such that the melting point of the molten nitrates would be reduced, allowing for the mixtures' direct use as storage materials in parabolic-trough solar power plants, therefore replacing the synthetic oil currently used as a heat transfer fluid (HTF) and heat exchanger oil. The use of these mixtures is intended to reduce the economic costs and improve the thermal storage of current solar technology.