A little off-topic from SI but related to solar concentrating technologies: An interesting version of CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) is replacing the heated medium, water, with molten salt, which provides the added functionality of thermal energy storage (Gemasolar plant in Spain, and Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, Tonopah, NV).
*Comparative Capacity Factor (from Wikipedia):* Nuclear power plant90% *CSP*(Gemasolar, Spain)63% Coal 54% *CSP*(Tonopah, NV)52% Natural Gas plant42% Hydroelectric 40% *CSP*(Ivanpah, CA)31% == On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 9:55 AM, Mark Henschel <[email protected]> wrote: > I have been reading with interest much of the news about electric cars, > hydrogen fuel cell cars and of course, the latest developments in a variety > of solar and renewable energy fields, not just solar thermal. I am > pleasantly surprised to see the overwhelming use of SI units in such > postings as electric car news and autoblog that use SI units. And it is > even more of a joy to see these sites say positive things about solar > energy as well as help promote the use of metric units. (You can catch more > flies with honey than you can with vinegar) > Mark Henschel > > > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 8:06 AM, Stanislav Jakuba <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The attached may be of interest aside from the use of SI. >> Stan Jakuba >> > >
