When storage is the primary goal, something like the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project[0] might make more sense. Basically, bunch of mirrors shining onto a ce

When storage is the primary goal, something like the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project[0] might make more sense. Basically, bunch of mirrors shining onto a central tower where it heats up molten salt, which is then used to produce steam and run a generator. The key advantage here is that you can just store the hot molten salt in a tank and turn it into steam some time later. The thing is, PV has gotten so cheap that it might just turn out to be more economical to simply collect the sun with PV and heat the salt with essentially a huge resistor so the energy can be stored for later use. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_Dunes_Solar_Energy_Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_Dunes_Solar_Energy_Pr...