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China constructs world's first dual-tower solar thermal plant — and it will help generate nearly 2 billion kWh annually (www.thecooldown.com)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

California has one of these solar thermal towers. Quite a spectacle as you drive by on the way back from Vegas.

Interestingly this one does not store energy for 24/7 operations like the one in China. As they are both smolten salt based, not sure why

https://www.theneweconomy.com/energy/the-unexpected-environmental-drawbacks-of-concentrated-solar-power-plants

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanpah_Solar_Power_Facility

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Oeh, thanks for posting, I know this from Fallout:New Vegas but never looked up the facillity it was based on.