The 5MW demonstration plant is the first in the world to use molten salts rather than synthetic oil as the heat transfer fluid.
The facility consists of both a combined-cycle gas facility and a parabolic trough CSP plant, as well as storage using tanks of molten salt, which allow continuous operation throughout the night and during cloudy weather conditions.
The technology used in the Priolo plant was developed by Italian government agency Enea and Archimede Solar Energy, a joint venture between Angelantoni Industrie and Siemens Energy, which has a 45% stake in the venture.
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