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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
Oeh, thanks for posting, I know this from Fallout:New Vegas but never looked up the facillity it was based on.
I thought the facility was fake. XD
The one in CA doesn't have any salt storage, I think it was built before that tech had been flushed out
Geez, maybe develop some kind of screen or something
Damn, I saw a video on why they use molten salt years ago, something about the balance of cost, thermal mass, and the fact that it won't boil off like conventional liquids.