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It's just a little 1MWp system (pricetag $6.1million) but it's good to see a proven technology improved and re-implemented. The article is fairly in-depth and worth the read.
"This is really interesting because we gained a lot of interest from the power plant side of the company," Canada said. "The people who understand the steam cycle found this much more satisfying than PV. They see a potential that it can get close to cost competitive, and they start seeing that this can fit into their business model."
This attention among the traditional thermal sector employees is largely because this power plant has more in common with coal or natural gas power plants than it does with solar PV technologies. Quite simply, instead of burning a finite commodity like natural gas or coal to power a generator, these plants concentrate the sun's energy to do the job.
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"There has been great interest in this project from developing countries where remote power plants in the 1 to 5 megawatt range are desperately needed," Myles said. "This technology supports the United Nations' model of development of rural areas in regions which have abundant solar resources but lack an adequate transmission grid."
http://renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=44696