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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:50 PM Original message |
Tower of power (baseload solar) |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. THIS technology could be the Apollo program of renewable energy... |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. Could be useful |
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AlecBGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Thats the million dollar question |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Well, I see no reason why it couldn't manage 80 or 90% |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. The efficiency of heat retention isn't the biggest problem. |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. An interesting attitude |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Solar Two |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. More on Solar Two |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Solar Tres |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
7. Are there any figures that describe the energy storage density for molten salt? |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:15 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Solar Tres specifications answer your question |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:49 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Aha. Then, for a gigawatt-class baseload installation... |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I wouldn't assume you need 18 hours of storage |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 11:58 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Or, you might want to assume more |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Well... let's make a bold assumption... |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I don't assume that. Because they aren't answering the same questions I'm asking. |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Have you read the papers I've cited? |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 01:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. No, but I'll read them if you think it will help. |
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