☀️ PowerChina connects a 1 GW hybrid solar plant to the grid

On Oct. 1, PowerChina switched on a massive 1 GW hybrid solar facility in Gonghe county, Qinghai province, bringing clean energy straight to the power grid.

The site brings together a 900 MW solar panel field and a 100 MW solar thermal tower. Instead of just sending electricity away immediately, it uses 10,310 moving mirrors to heat molten salt, storing extra sun power like a giant thermal battery.

That stored heat lets the plant keep running a turbine for up to eight hours after dark. When you turn on your appliances at night, part of that electricity can come from the sun stored earlier in the day, helping keep power steady when the sun goes down.

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