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Originally Posted by midnight
That's right. A high concentration saline medium was used as the energy storage with its high melting point and capability to extract heat at anytime day or night. Extend periods of lack of solar energy were supplimented by a heater and trace heating to ensure the medium remain "liquid" throughout the process.
I thought this had the most promise to bringing solar closer to "base load" than any other type of "off the shelf" technology.
Darrin...
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They have several plants of this type in Spain, generating quite a bit of power.