Semilexic on Nostr: >captures more Not per panel. But a mirror doesnt require any cables or electronics, ...
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Not per panel. But a mirror doesnt require any cables or electronics, is 1000x cheaper, it can be washed easily of bird shit, is resistant to acidified rain, and only loses a percentage of ability when hail breaks it.
Power storage is also easier, a photovoltaic can only store power in expensive batteries, whereas a thermal power plant can store heat in molten salt pools under the earth and use it to boil water and run the turbine at night.
Can easily make and maintain dozens and dozens of such power plants compared to a single photovoltaic one.
Not per panel. But a mirror doesnt require any cables or electronics, is 1000x cheaper, it can be washed easily of bird shit, is resistant to acidified rain, and only loses a percentage of ability when hail breaks it.
Power storage is also easier, a photovoltaic can only store power in expensive batteries, whereas a thermal power plant can store heat in molten salt pools under the earth and use it to boil water and run the turbine at night.
Can easily make and maintain dozens and dozens of such power plants compared to a single photovoltaic one.