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SciAm Article: Solar Thermal Efficiency Only ~25%

Scientific American has a recent article on Solar Thermal and besides the typical hype from the solar companies, I was surprised to read that solar thermal power plants (for generating electricity) are currently limited to about 25% efficiency. I wonder what limits the overall efficiency in a...
- joe1347
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- Sep 30, 2007
- alternative energy solar power solar thermal energy thermal energy
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- Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology

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