Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Leading the boom is the photovoltaic (PV) panel, which converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. In recent years, however, CSP development stalled amid the rapidly falling cost of solar PV. The first utility-scale solar-thermal plants were built in the 1980s. Massive solar-thermal arrays require steep upfront investment.
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