--- title: Solar | Industries | APP description: Piping between the solar collectors, steam generators, and turbines benefit from pipe shoes and wear pads. --- ![quick-quote](https://www.appmfg.com/hubfs/quick-quote.png) #### Hi, there! Need a quick quote or have a pipe support question? 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Like in refineries and petrochemical plants, solar cell processing facilities benefit immensely from the corrosion mitigation provided by APP composite materials. Concentrated solar power (CSP) is another method used to produce solar power. CSP systems use a combination of lenses and mirrors to focus sunlight into a narrow beam. The concentrated heat is then used to produce steam to drive conventional turbine powered generators. All of the piping between the solar collectors, steam generators and turbines, including condensate return lines, are subjected to very high temperatures. 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