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[-] Alberat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

idk but you can also use molten salt

[-] megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 month ago

You can use molten salt to move and store heat but you don’t put it through a turbine. Molten salt systems run it through a heat exchanger that heats steam or CO2.

[-] Alberat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

oh thanks i didnt know or forgot

[-] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

https://youtu.be/OC9RI8_QYmw

This is what I think of when I hear molten salt.

this post was submitted on 31 Mar 2026
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