At a csp installation mirrors reflect the sun to a focal point.
Csp solar panels.
The solar power plant consists of two independent 125 mw net 140 mw gross sections using solar trough technology.
Unlike csp which uses the sun s energy pv solar panels make use of the sun s light instead.
Csp technology utilizes focused sunlight.
That heat is then channeled through a conventional generator.
Concentrated solar power also known as concentrating solar power or concentrating solar thermal power works in a similar way conceptually.
Csp is often compared to photovoltaic solar pv since they both use solar energy.
One that collects solar.
The plants consist of two parts.
Photovoltaic pv solar panels on the other hand are completely different from csp.
In 2017 csp represented less than 2 of worldwide installed capacity of solar electricity plants.
Csp is an indirect method that generates alternating current ac which will then be easy to distribute on the power network.
This solar power complex is a concentrated solar power station located in the mojave desert in eastern riverside county california about 25 miles 40 km west of blythe.
Csp plants generate electric power by using mirrors to concentrate focus the sun s energy and convert it into high temperature heat.
While solar pv experienced huge growth in recent years due to falling prices solar csp growth has been slow due to technical difficulties and high prices.