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Re:Vast solar power plant at the Moroccan desert by toyg on Monday December 05, 2016 @05:28PM (#13110383)
To be fair, something like this will upgrade as the tech improves, something that alternatives cannot do. But yeah, it's certainly not the definitive answer.
Re:Vast solar power plant at the Moroccan desert by pilom on Monday December 05, 2016 @05:48PM (#13110551)
Sure you'll be able to upgrade this with more efficient turbines or something, but you'll also be able to put those more efficient turbines in a hydro-electric dam or wind turbine, or coal burning plant. I'm not seeing the magical potential for improvements in concentrated solar that you wouldn't get from any other type of generator.
Re:Vast solar power plant at the Moroccan desert by Animats on Monday December 05, 2016 @08:03PM (#13111399)
How? This isn't photovoltaic. It's just a solar-powered heat engine. That's a mature technology.