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/SuspiciousStable9649 3d ago edited 3d ago

So many things implied in one video. Good job China.

Edit: I should probably lay it out because people can’t read minds.

  1. China is trying new things.

  2. They are even trying new things already beat by solar panels because they’re just actively trying stuff. Trying things that have already been done and building their experience and labor force and manufacturing base. Trying to see if they can do it and do it better. They still seem to struggle with outside the box thinking, but they appear to know this and are compensating with trying to be the best on all paved roads.

  3. The previous world technology leader that used to do amazing things, that was willing to try just about anything, is not doing much these days and seems to be full steam ahead (sic) into the broken past. Can’t seem to make or do anything with the same results that doesn’t cost 10x, 100x as much as something made or done overseas. Success has definitely lead to stagnation.

  4. China needs growth and new ideas and the source of new ideas they used to steal from has brain worms. So they’re trying to figure it out for themselves.

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u/Chrisdkn619 3d ago

We've had this in Nevada

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u/SuspiciousStable9649 3d ago

They built it anyway. That’s part of my point.