Australia’s National Science Agency CSIRO has made a key breakthrough in concentrated solar thermal technology which may make it very viable for the nation and perhaps the world.
What’s interesting about this is that it works alongside the other major solar tech - PV (Photovoltaic cells). PV can be used to provide power in daylight hours, and CST can be used to store it for night.
Also interesting to note how much shorter the ROI for investors will be . This is a key factor in what gets built and doesn’t, and the chief reason new nuclear is rarely built anymore.
What’s interesting about this is that it works alongside the other major solar tech - PV (Photovoltaic cells). PV can be used to provide power in daylight hours, and CST can be used to store it for night.
Also interesting to note how much shorter the ROI for investors will be . This is a key factor in what gets built and doesn’t, and the chief reason new nuclear is rarely built anymore.