About those German solar power plants...

[green for victory]

18. Solar Two tower was demolished

On November 25, 2009, after 10 years of not producing any energy, the Solar Two tower was demolished[1] The mothballed site was leveled and returned to vacant land by Southern California Edison. All heliostats and other hardware were removed.

Going out with a bang
Edison demolishes Daggett solar tower
November 24, 2009 5:29 PM

"...Solar Two, which generated energy from 1996 to 1999, used molten salt to store energy for nighttime hours or when it was cloudy. Solar Two also included upgrades and improvements to the tracking system that moved the mirrors at the plant. At its peak operation, Solar Two put 10 megawatts — enough to power an estimated 7,500 homes — back into the power grid, Phelan said..."

http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/bang-7374-daggett-going.html

Due to the success of Solar Two, a commercial power plant, calledSolar Tres Power Tower, is being built in Spain by Torresol Energy using Solar One and Solar Two's technology for commercial electrical production of 15 MW.[3] Solar Tres will be three times larger than Solar Two with 2,493 heliostats, each with a reflective surface of 96 m². The total reflective area will be 240,000 m² (2.6 million ft²). They will be made of a highly reflective glass with metal back to cut costs by about 45%. A larger molten nitrate salt storage tank will be used giving the plant the ability to store 600 MWh, allowing the plant to run 24x7 during the summer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Solar_Project