NuDEP has included
demonstrations of NPM suitability as a power source for desalination, hydrogen
production, mission critical
facilities, oil refineries, and baseload support for intermittent renewables.
(Sec. 934) Directs the Secretary to: (1) 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; and (2) report to Congress 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.