Concentrated Solar Set to Change How We Think about Energy Sources

The 110MW Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant, a concentrated solar power project due to be completed in Nevada early next year, will not just be the largest solar power tower plant with fully integrated energy storage built -- it could also challenge the way the world thinks about renewable energy. Or even energy sources in general.

What makes it unique and a potential game changer in the electricity industry is the flexibility and dispatchability of its power, meaning that it can deliver electricity whenever it is needed by customers; and its cost, which already beats diesel, is competitive with new build coal and gas generation.

Concentrated Solar Set to Change How We Think about Energy Sources