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[-] blazeknave@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Isn't salt like the main bees knees these days?

[-] 24_at_the_withers@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

I don't know, but the Ivanpah solar power station near Primm NV, which is a set of three molten salt towers is reportedly getting decommissioned, removed, and replaced with PV panels. Word is PV technology had improved in efficiency and stopped in cost enough that the whole molten salt thing is no longer economically viable, at least in comparison.

[-] voracitude@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Oh, absolutely. It's very cool technology! Molten salt is corrosive as fuck, but that just kinda makes molten salt solar towers even more awesome.

[-] BandanaBug@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

I'm assuming ceramics to the rescue?

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