schizoidman@lemm.ee to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 months agoChina constructs world's first dual-tower solar thermal plant — and it will help generate nearly 2 billion kWh annuallywww.thecooldown.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkChina constructs world's first dual-tower solar thermal plant — and it will help generate nearly 2 billion kWh annuallywww.thecooldown.comschizoidman@lemm.ee to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareJarvis2323@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoCalifornia 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
minus-squarekindenough@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoOeh, thanks for posting, I know this from Fallout:New Vegas but never looked up the facillity it was based on.
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.