http://ecoworld.com/blog/2006/08/29/solar-thermal-power/ Ed Ring's EcoWorld Posts Wed, 7 Jan 2009 04:52:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://ecoworld.com/blog/2006/08/29/solar-thermal-power/#comment-88145 Jonathan Blitz Wed, 21 May 2008 14:03:01 +0000 http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/2006/08/29/solar-thermal-power/#comment-88145 The cheapest form of solar thermal power is tower receiver. Parabolic trough suffers from low Carnot efficiency, reduced storage options and much higher capital cost. Troughs are first generation solar thermal. The cheapest form of solar thermal power is tower receiver. Parabolic trough suffers from low Carnot efficiency, reduced storage options and much higher capital cost. Troughs are first generation solar thermal.

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