Interesting that Ivanpah is a high wind area with land sailing. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanpah_Lake
Flat mirrors catch a lot more wind than a low profile trough, like a sail. I guess without the mirror coating the system would be be performing even worse than 40% below design... Troughs have used Dowtherm fluid or equivalent for 40 years, molten salt is a newer fluid with much less proven performance and design hazards (corrosive & solidifies when it cools off) The real play with Ivanpah was the IPO, which failed. That way the crooks would have had the taxpayers pay for it the first time and then investors buy it a second time while they suck the money out and bankrupt it. Having a big glare problem Ivanpah also, FAA is involved. http://docketpublic.energy.ca.gov/PublicDocuments/07-AFC-05C/TN203395_20141203T090345_IVANPAH_SOLAR_GENERATING_SYSTEM_GLARE_INVESTIGATION.pdf Bird problem takes care of itself, most vaporize before striking the ground so they don't count. :) Happy New Year! On Thursday, December 31, 2015, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Note: The ASME document may not describe the coating used at Ivanpah. > However, I read an article about the glass there some time ago that said it > has some similar coating. It resembles Teflon. Water and dust do not easily > adhere to it; they blow right off again. > > I wish they would invent something like that for eye glasses. > > The ASME document describes heat transfer fluid and many other aspects of > CSP that are at the cutting edge, and that may be useful in other > technology. > > - Jed > >
