Sentences with phrase «makes solar thermal power plant»
As O'Donnell notes, what makes solar thermal power plant technology expensive «is the cost of the hydraulics and steel and concrete associated with maintaining a half - degree of pointing accuracy in a 20 mile - per - hour breeze.»
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«By using our glass and advanced material expertise to make solar thermal power plants more efficient and reliable, SCHOTT is part of the reason why communities in sunbelt areas around the world are increasingly exploring the use of solar thermalpower to satisfy their growing energy needs.»
Not exact matches
Adding carbon and capture technology to new coal plants makes electricity from coal more expensive than energy from solar thermal and wind power, even when «firming costs» are included for alternatives (see table).