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. Inside the tower, molten salts are heated to 565 °C and flow down into storage tanks, turning water into steam to drive turbines. The first utility-scale solar-thermal plants were built in the 1980s. It's flexible.
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