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Magazine Sections Fashion Art & Design Travel Food Culture * Sports Sections Beijing 2022 Olympics MLB NBA NFL Golf Tennis Soccer Columns Jason Gay Search This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ different-kind-of-solar-power-attracts-attention-11650476240 * Journal Reports: Energy A Different Kind of Solar Power Attracts Attention Concentrated solar-thermal power, which uses mirrors to reflect and concentrate the sun's energy, isn't ready for prime time...yet [square] [im-529734] Fields of mirrors reflect sunlight onto a tower-mounted boiler that drives steam turbines at the Ivanpah plant in California's Mojave Desert. Bing Guan/Bloomberg News Share * Facebook * Twitter * LinkedIn * Copy Link By Jackie Snow Updated Apr. 24, 2022 10:00 am ET print Text Listen to article (2 minutes) When you think of solar energy, you probably picture the photovoltaic panels that capture sunlight to be converted to electricity. But there are other ways to harness the sun's power. One method attracting growing interest is called concentrated solar-thermal power, or CSP, which uses mirrors to reflect and concentrate the sun's energy. CSP has been held back by technical challenges and a shortage of funding and government incentives compared with other sources of renewable energy. But as the sense of urgency about replacing fossil fuels continues to grow, spurring demand for carbon-free energy, a number of increasingly well-funded entities are trying to improve the technology. Proponents say the heat that CSP systems produce and their storage capacity offer advantages over other renewables for generating grid-scale electricity and fueling various industrial processes. 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