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…