That's essentially the solar collector systems, where, instead of panels they reflect all the solar energy into a single point to super-heat a tank of some type of salt, the molten salt then flows to boil water.
You may not 'know what you're talking about,' but this is a pretty good example of intuitive/creative thinking.
There aren't many of them that I'm aware at least, California has one I believe. It was in the ballpark of 700F hitting the convergence point, so, you might as well put something in it that can hold the heat.
As an add-on to existing solar stations, it's one of those where there's extra heat you could soak up, but not quite what you could use to spin a turbine with, not without taking that creativity an extra level.
Honestly, that's not in the worst thinking.
That's essentially the solar collector systems, where, instead of panels they reflect all the solar energy into a single point to super-heat a tank of some type of salt, the molten salt then flows to boil water.
You may not 'know what you're talking about,' but this is a pretty good example of intuitive/creative thinking.
honestly, i was just thinking you'd use the waste heat from the panels, getting the best of both worlds
I do know they use boilers for some solar setups, I just didn't know molten salt was involved, lol
There aren't many of them that I'm aware at least, California has one I believe. It was in the ballpark of 700F hitting the convergence point, so, you might as well put something in it that can hold the heat.
As an add-on to existing solar stations, it's one of those where there's extra heat you could soak up, but not quite what you could use to spin a turbine with, not without taking that creativity an extra level.
ah, so you need something that can hold that heat until it reaches the necessary temp then?