Spain has become a hotbed for groundbreaking technology. The country has been going about the task of redefining how the world thinks of solar power. They have moved away from the mundane approach of panels placed in strips. Just outside Seville, panels have been placed in a circle of steel and glass, making for an effective and striking aesthetic.
A circle of solar power in Spain using salt storage solutions
It all started with a project called Gemasolar, a world first that saw a commercial plant using molten salt storage and a central tower receiver. This has become a symbol of how concentrated solar power can be used as a complementary system that stores heat directly. Spain has now taken this idea further with a new plant.
This second plant will be 110 MW and is expected to be producing power before the end of the year. It can store and send out power at any time of the day, which is a shift away from intermittent…
