Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Or, solar thermal can directly provide heat for industrial processes to make steel, cement, and chemicals—all energy-intensive sectors that are difficult to clean up. 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.

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Molten Salt Solar United Arab Emirates Albuquerque 113

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Or, solar thermal can directly provide heat for industrial processes to make steel, cement, and chemicals—all energy-intensive sectors that are difficult to clean up. 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.

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Molten Salt Solar United Arab Emirates Albuquerque 100

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2010

CSP technologies concentrate the sun’s energy and capture that energy as heat, which then drives an engine or turbine to produce electrical power. CSP plants can include low-cost energy storage, allowing them to provide electricity even when the sun is not shining. PPG Industries, Inc.

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Solar Power Powered Molten Salt 240

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

In collaboration with the Administration, 46 industry members signed on to the following Guiding Principles to Promote Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure. This commitment signifies the beginning of a collaboration between the government and industry to increase the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

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