Dual-Tower Solar Thermal Plant:
China has introduced the world’s first dual-tower solar thermal power plant in Gansu Province, enhancing energy efficiency by 24%.
- This innovative plant features two 200-meter-tall towers, each surrounded by nearly 30,000 mirrors that concentrate sunlight onto the towers to generate steam and drive turbines for electricity production.
- The plant’s unique design involves two towers and overlapping mirror circles, allowing mirrors to serve either tower, boosting efficiency.
- Acts as a thermal battery, storing excess heat collected during the day and releasing it at night for continuous power generation.
- Mirrors are made from specialized materials achieving a 94% reflection efficiency.
- Automatically adjust to follow the sun’s movement, concentrating rays on the eastern tower in the morning and shifting westward in the afternoon.
