SOLAR - Concentrating Solar Power With Thermal Energy Storage Is Economically Useful For Utility Company Profits, Study Finds

Utility companies can benefit considerably from the utilization of concentrating solar power (CSP) and available energy storage methods, a new study from the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has found.Solar thermal power plant tower by afloresm (some rights reserved)A CSP that possesses a 6-hour storage capacity works well to lower peak net loads for the part of the day when the sun isn't shining. That's ...

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