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California Shuts Down Its Solar Thermal Plant 13 Years Early (www.instituteforenergyresearch.org)
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I'll note that this is a very atypical solar facility:

  • It burns significant amounts of methane gas for morning pre-heating
  • It's far less cost-effective than modern photovoltaics
  • Funding was from a mix of public money and a venture firm advised by RFK Jr.

I don't expect to see much more solar thermal built to replace it; photovoltaic has gotten too good and too cheap.

Edit: sorry about the source; only coverage so far

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[–] bricesolar@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

The future trend of energy development is destined to be the mixed use of multiple energy sources, such as nuclear power replacing thermal power and hydropower becoming the mainstream, while light energy sources such as solar photovoltaic and wind power serve as auxiliary energy sources.