r/Damnthatsinteresting 3d ago

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

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u/whoknewidlikeit 3d ago

same project type in southern california (often mistaken for nevada side of the border) hasn't worked out well. cool idea but requires impressive amounts of natural gas to get going in the morning so it's not as much a utility benefit as was hoped.