- Range of Dish sizes can be configured: Examples such as below would be power ratings of 4-6 kW, 12-16 kW, 25-50 kW and even larger, depending on design details and the efficiency of CPV cells used
- Tower receivers may be 100 kW or larger
- In all cases, heat is available from the cooling system as a byproduct energy value. About 2 kWh of thermal energy is available for each 1 kWh of electrical energy
- Typical temperature is about 60C, but up to 80 C can be delivered. Additional thermal-only stages can be added to further increase the temperature and heat output