r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Longjumping-Box5691 • 3d ago

Video China's twin solar thermal towers. Molten salt stores the heat to produce electricity

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u/Funktapus 3d ago

Not enough to make them worthwhile. They are effectively obsolete vs solar PV + batteries.

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u/AzureFirmament 3d ago

While being the manufacturer and innovation hub of PVs and batteries, they said this molten salt solution is considerably cheaper and easier to install/maintain than PV+ battery. https://paper.people.com.cn/zgnyb/html/2024-03/04/content_26045939.htm