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Chile opens vast thermosolar power plant
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published : 10 Jun 2021 at 09:45
3 An aerial handout picture shows Cerro Dominador, the first thermosolar power plant in Latin America, in Antofagasta, Chile. EIG Global Energy Partners via AFP
SANTIAGO: Chile has inaugurated Latin America s first-ever thermosolar energy plant, a vast complex dubbed Cerro Dominador in the Atacama desert that gives a boost to the country s quest for carbon-neutrality by 2050.
In an area exceeding 700 hectares, 10,600 mirrors surround a 250-metre-high tower topped with a receiver onto which the Sun s rays are reflected.
Molten salts in the receiver absorb the heat and are then used to generate electricity up to 110 megawatts by means of a steam turbine.
At the new Cerro Dominador solar plant, Chile harnesses the power of the sun with more than 10,000 mirrors. The sun's rays are being fed into a giant power tower that can even store the energy during the night.
Chile on Tuesday inaugurated Latin America's first-ever thermosolar energy plant, a vast complex dubbed Cerro Dominador in the Atacama desert that gives a boost to the country's quest for carbon-neutrality by 2050.