Thermal storage extends solar power generation
Many commercial Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants are operating in various places around the world, the technological development of storage capacity is advancing with each new CSP plant that comes online. The 50 MW Bokpoort CSP plant is capable of storing more than nine hours of thermal energy. At its recent inauguration, EE Publishers sought to find out more about its thermal storage system to shed light on why solar developers are going this route.
ACWA Power’s Solafrica Bokpoort CSP pro