Concentrating solar power plant. Exterior view of the PS10 concentrating solar power plant in Andalusia, Spain. Concentrating solar power plants use a

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Concentrating solar power plant. Exterior view of the PS10 concentrating solar power plant in Andalusia, Spain. Concentrating solar power plants use arrays of heliostats (mirrors with sun-tracking motion) to reflect sunlight and concentrate it onto a receiver (upper left) at the top of a central tower. The concentrated solar energy is then used to produce electrical power by boiling water to produce steam, which is piped to a steam turbine electricity generator.

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