Solar thermal power stations

Abstract

Solar power is the generation of electricity from sunlight. This can be direct as with photovoltaics (PV), or indirect as with concentrating solar power (CSP), where the sun's energy is focused to boil water which is then used to provide power. Solar power has the potential to provide over 1000 times total world energy consumption in 2008, though it provided only 0,02% of the total that year. If it continues to double in use every two or three years, or less, it will become the dominant energy source this century.