How we can make solar power at night

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We all know about photovoltaic solar panels. But there's another, almost forgotten type of solar energy: concentrated solar power. Its big advantage is that it can store the sun's heat for a long time and turn it into electricity when needed – for example at night, when normal solar panels lie idle. Is it set for a comeback?  #planeta #solarenergy #concentratedsolarpower We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. Follow Planet A on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=en Credits: Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Supervising Editor: Kiyo Dörrer Factcheck: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon Read more: CSP project databases: https://solarpaces.nrel.gov/?utm_medium=domain-switch&utm_source=csp&utm_campaign=solarpaces https://cspdata.com/ NREL best practices study: https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy20osti/75763.pdf Status of CSP plants installed worldwide: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8797/6/1/18 Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:18 How CSP works 02:49 Technology race 05:07 Crescent Dunes 07:03 Comeback? 10:51 Conclusion