Nighttime Solar Power Plant Innovations

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#1Aug 22, 2017, 03:30 PM
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.
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#2Aug 23, 2017, 03:05 AM
Wait, are you saying they can use heat from miners to preheat the salt? Sounds interesting! I really wanna see how this setup works.
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#3Aug 23, 2017, 09:09 AM
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.
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#4Aug 23, 2017, 12:01 PM
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.
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#5Aug 23, 2017, 11:38 PM
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?
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#6Aug 24, 2017, 04:00 AM
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.
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