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Re:New Record Bid Set for World's Cheapest Solar, Undercutti... by AtlasLion on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @11:54AM (#11629211)
That's why many solar plants use molten salts to store energy and generate electricity even at night.

"Technicians say that the Noor 2 and 3 plants, due to open in 2017 will store energy for up to eight hours – opening the prospect of 24/7 solar energy in the Sahara, and the surrounding region." http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/26/morocco-p...

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Re:New Record Bid Set for World's Cheapest Solar, Undercutti... by Brakenshire on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @12:01PM (#11629265)
Solar thermal is not really comparable to solar PV. This article, if I'm not mistaken, is talking about PV, which is an entirely separate technology, with unrelated learning curves / cost reductions.
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