So, big news! A huge solar power project in Tibet just hit a milestone with all its heliostats delivered. It’s the highest-altitude CSP plant, which is pretty wild. They’ve got this fancy molten salt system for energy storage too.
Never heard of this before. I read that heated salt isn't as efficient as solar panels, though. Plus, what happens when the sun is hiding? Just curious about their backup plan.
This isn’t exactly groundbreaking. I mean, a major plant in the US is shutting down two-thirds of its capacity. It’s not all sunshine and rainbows, you know? And let’s not forget the bird-frying issue.
Man, that’s a lot of land for mirrors! 1800 hectares, right? If we look at solar panels… they could generate way more power for cheaper. Why not just stick with panels instead?
Mixing PV with thermal storage is a cool idea! If they can heat the salt during the day, it could run 24/7 without the bird problem. We need more of this hybrid tech.