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06 Jul '12, 2pm

The Next Trend: Integrating PV with Solar Thermal: Filed under: Energy News

Solúcar PS10 solar tower. Photo by afloresm via Flickr Since before I started writing about investing in clean energy in 2006, I’ve been fascinated by Concentrating Solar Thermal Power (CSP.) CSP held the promise of much cheaper energy than was then available from photovoltiac (PV) solar, combined with thermal storage, which eliminated the variability problems of PV. Unlike other renewable energy able to produce baseload power (geothermal, biomass, and hydro), CSP is scaleable: The solar resource in areas appropriate for CSP is large enough to easily meet the world’s energy needs. Moderately priced, carbon-free, scaleable power with integrated storage? CSP seemed likely to become a core clean energy solution. The Darker Present Today, things don’t look as good for CSP. Large, central CSP power plants take years to permit and connect to the grid. They work best in areas wit...

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