Even though solar energy generation still only represents a small fraction of total energy consumption, markets for solar technologies are growing rapidly.
The majority of the world’s electricity today—whether generated by coal, gas, nuclear, oil or biomass—comes from creating a hot fluid.
By including integrated thermal storage systems, base-load capacity factors can be achieved.
Of the approximate 300 GW of new electricity generating capacity added globally over the twoyear period from 2008 to 2009, 140 GW came from renewable energy additions.
