What power is Achimede combined cycle power plant is using to convert the energy from sunlight into electricity using molten salt for heat and storage which is integrated with the combined cycle gas facility?
Solar power Solar power is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), indirectly using concentrated solar power, or a combination. Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. Photovoltaic cells convert light into an electric current using the photovoltaic effect.
Solar energy conversion Solar Energy Conversion is a general concept in science and technology that covers all forms of technologies devoted to the transformation of solar energy to other (useful) forms of energy, including electricity, fuel, and heat. This term is widely used in current research and development to signify a broader range of light-harvesting technologies than traditional semiconductor photovoltaic devices (PVs), in particular also including emerging photovoltaics, as well as solar fuels generation via water splitting artificial photosynthesis and related forms of photocatalysis directed at the generation of energy rich molecules.