Dow Captures Solar Power with DOWTHERM
There are multiple approaches to using solar to create power ... one option is PV (photovoltaic) where panels convert sunlight directly to DC current ... another is CSP (concentrated solar power).
CSP is a form of solar power that uses mirrors to focus the suns rays on panels ... these panels have a heat transfer fluid in them that then is used to generate steam which drives a trubine to produce electricity.
>>> Basically a nuclear type approach with solar replacing the nuclear energy source.
" ... mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight onto receivers ... DOWTHERM™ ... heat transfer fluids collect the heat ... converts water to steam, which in turn drives turbines to make electricity. ... DOWTHERM™ A, has the high temperature stability required to collect, transport, and store that solar generated heat."
" ... Dow ... commitment and leadership in energy efficiency ... Over the last 14 years, Dow's efforts to conserve power globally have resulted in saving more than 1,600 trillion BTU's of energy and prevented the release of about 86 million metric tons of carbon dioxide."
Via: Dow Chemical Company LINK