Daggett, near Barstow, CA
Concentrating solar power technologies—power tower, dish/engine, and parabolic trough systems—convert the heat of the sun into electricity using various mirror configurations.
Daggett, near Barstow, CA
These systems can be sized for village power (10kW) or grid-connected (100MW) applications. Some concentrating solar power systems utilize thermal storage to put "sun in a bottle" for use during cloudy periods or at night, while others can be hybridized to provide high-value dispatchable power. These attributes, along with world record solar-to-electric conversion efficiencies, make concentrating solar power an attractive renewable energy option in the US Southwest and other sunbelt regions around the world.
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photovoltaic systems is leading many different end users to assess the value of these
systems for their particular applications.
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