CSP: Developments in heat transfer and storage materials

Photovoltaics (PV) IS THE DOMINANT SOLAR TECHNOLOGY WITH MORE THAN 12 GW INSTALLED IN 2010 ALONE. BUT PV (NOT TO MENTION WIND POWER) HAS INHERENT LIMITATIONS OF INTERMITTENCY. THIS GIVES CSP A DISTINCT ADVANTAGE, AND CURRENT ADVANCES IN HEAT TRANSFER AND STORAGE COULD INCREASE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CSP AS A SIGNIFICANT RENEWABLE RESOURCE. DR ANDY SKUMANICH OF SOLARVISION REPORTS.