THE FUTURE OF CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER PLANTS
THE FUTURE OF CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER PLANTS
THE FUTURE OF CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER PLANTS
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Only with effi cient and innovative technologies<br />
we will be able to successfully deploy the extraordinary<br />
potential of the sun. Our goal is<br />
to increase the reliability and availability of solar<br />
power and establish it as a competitive<br />
and rewarding energy source for every utility.<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>POWER</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>THE</strong> SUN<br />
Without the sun, life on our planet would not be possible. The<br />
central star of our solar system is the world’s largest energy<br />
source. Solar energy is considered as one of the most sustainable able<br />
and renewable methods of power generation and can provide<br />
inexhaustible amounts of energy without any emission. The key ey<br />
The Future of Concentrated Solar Power Plants 7<br />
to using the sun as an energy source are concentrated solar power<br />
plants, which produce electricity and district heating on a grand<br />
scale. They concentrate sunlight with thousands of mirrors and,<br />
under high temperatures, convert water into steam. This steam<br />
drives turbines which generate electric power in the same way as<br />
found in the water-steam cycle of a conventional power plant.