The hot molten salt flows from the collector field into a storage tank
The hot molten salt flows from the collector field into a storage tank
The hot molten salt flows from the collector field into a storage tank. With a temperature difference of 275 degrees Celsius between the hot and cold tanks, this demonstration plant has a storage capacity of approximately six megawatt hours, which can be used for steam generation at full power for about three hours, even after sunset. Commercial solar power plants use large salt storage tanks that enable electricity generation 24 hours a day.
