Concentrating solar power plant. Person holding a sample of the heat-storing salt used at the Gemasolar concentrating solar power plant (background),Seville,Spain. Concentrating solar power plants use arrays of heliostats (mirrors with sun-tracking motion) to reflect sunlight and concentrate it onto a receiver at the top of a central tower (right). The concentrated solar energy is then used to produce electrical power by boiling water to produce steam,which is piped to a steam turbine electricity generator. This power plant uses molten salts (nitrates of potassium and sodium) as its heat transfer fluid and energy storage medium | |
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