[stormhill]

Kept rereading the article to see if I missed something

When the demonstration plant is operating in commercial mode, running 24 hours a day, it can put out 25 to 30 gallons of freshwater a minute, says Mandell

Now, this is a SOLAR plant, right?

[HiTech RedNeck]

Is it possible it incorporates some sort of thermal storage so that it will keep going at night?

[vette6387]

“Now, this is a SOLAR plant, right? “

If that’s really true, why is there a Natural Gas regulator and gas train attached to the equipment?

[ckilmer]

Now, this is a SOLAR plant, right?
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It doesn’t look like they’re converting solar power to electricity. Rather they’re heating a molton salt solution that vaporizes salt water. The steam is goes through a condenser and comes out as fresh water.

There’s a link up thread — to a sundrop farms green house project in Australia that uses solar thermal to desalinate water and heat green houses.