Dear Nicola,
I am not sure what is causing the simulation to fail with the Therminol 66 HTF, but it may be that the HTF temperature is outside of the its operating limits for too many hours of the year. You can see the fluid limits in the table on the Solar Field topic of Help, under "Input Variable Reference:"
SAM Help -- Physical Trough Solar Field
Adjusting the heat transfer fluid inputs (inlet and outlet temperatures, flow rates, etc.) or receiver properties should help ensure that the HTF temperatures do not exceed the limits.
Do you think that might be the problem?
Best regards,
Paul.