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What is concentrating solar power & how does it work?

Learn the basics about concentrating solar power and how this technology generates energy. What is concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) technology and how does it work? CSP technologies use mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight onto a receiver. The energy from the concentrated sunlight heats a high temperature fluid in the receiver.

What is concentrating solar power (CSP)?

Concentrating solar power (CSP) uses a large array of mirrors to concentrate the sun’s rays and convert them into high-temperature heat. For electricity generation, CSP plants can then use that heat to power industrial processes to boil water for steam turbines to produce electricty just as in fossil-fuel power plants.

How efficient is concentrated solar power?

The efficiency of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technologies is usually around 7-25%. CSP is relatively uncomplicated to implement and operate, using steam to drive a turbine. There are several benefits of CSP, making it an ideal alternative to fossil fuels for electricity generation.

How do solar panels convert sunlight into electricity?

In concentrated solar power (CSP), the concentrated light is used as heat in a conventional power plant. This heat is used to produce steam, which drives a turbine connected to an electricity generator.

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