Round-the-clock solar power plant in Spain – big picture

[xchrom]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/picture/2011/aug/19/gemasolar-parabolic-power-plant-spain



Gemasolar, a 15 megawatt solar power tower plant. Gemasolar uses molten salt technologies for receiving and storing energy. Its 16-hour molten salt storage system can deliver power around the clock. It runs the equivalent of 6,570 full hours out of 8,769 tota, says makers Torresol Energy. Photograph: Markel Redondo/Greenpeace
Photographer: Markel Redondo/Greenpeace

[Tansy_Gold]

1. ¡Qué bueno! s/t

[Pab Sungenis]

2. Now just build one of these in Arizona

and one in Wyoming and imagine what they could do.

[hughee99]

5. They should put some in California.

California has the sun, the land and the need for additional power generation.

[marmar]

3. Very cool.

[newfie11]

4. ahora más para los Estados Unidos n/t