The facility is, according to builder Terresol Energy, "The world’s first commercial-scale Concentrated Solar Power plant featuring central tower receiver with thermal storage capabilities"
A Concentrated Solar Power plant uses mirrors, called heliostats, to focus sunlight on a single point. Gemasolar, as the facility is known, directs the sun's rays to a point in a central tower, generating tempartures up to 1650 degrees Fahrenheit. This in turns warms molten salt tanks, which create steam to turn turbines for up to 15 hours without sunlight.
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