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Solar Thermal

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the Green Blueprint

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GREEN BLUEPRINT Prediction Not checkable as stated
Woolard: Solar thermal will likely only survive in industrial heat applications
“That's not to say somebody can't find a new design and a new application for industrial heat or something in the future, but it's likely to emerge, if at all, as a niche where you have strong sun, strong DNI, and some reason to have heat rather than just elect…”
John Woolard Nov 13, 2024 ▶ 28:52 Why concentrated solar couldn’t compete
GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Partly supported
O'Donnell: In 2005 Solar Thermal Produced Most Solar Power at Lower Cost Than PV
“At the time, this is back in 2005, solar thermal delivered most of the world's solar electricity. It was far lower cost than PV.”
John O'Donnell Apr 9, 2024 ▶ 1:28 The rise of heat batteries

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