The Power of the Sun and Salt | Breakthrough

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[Music] when the plant is finished 10,000

when the plant is finished 10,000

when the plant is finished 10,000 mirrors will focus the sun’s rays onto

mirrors will focus the sun’s rays onto

mirrors will focus the sun’s rays onto the apex of a 600 foot tower filled with

the apex of a 600 foot tower filled with

the apex of a 600 foot tower filled with salt so we heat up our molten salt to a

salt so we heat up our molten salt to a

salt so we heat up our molten salt to a thousand degrees Fahrenheit and then

thousand degrees Fahrenheit and then

thousand degrees Fahrenheit and then we’re gonna store that liquid and use it

we’re gonna store that liquid and use it

we’re gonna store that liquid and use it for power generation salt retains heat

for power generation salt retains heat

for power generation salt retains heat in a liquid form better than any other

in a liquid form better than any other

in a liquid form better than any other common non hazardous mineral the molten

common non hazardous mineral the molten

common non hazardous mineral the molten salt will boil water into high pressure

salt will boil water into high pressure

salt will boil water into high pressure steam that spins the blades of a turbine

steam that spins the blades of a turbine

steam that spins the blades of a turbine after this the saw will be recycled and

after this the saw will be recycled and

after this the saw will be recycled and reheated again and again but this is

reheated again and again but this is

reheated again and again but this is different I mean this thing can make so

different I mean this thing can make so

different I mean this thing can make so much power it’s beyond belief you know

much power it’s beyond belief you know

much power it’s beyond belief you know so can this plant save the world yes it

so can this plant save the world yes it

so can this plant save the world yes it can do it given the opportunity

can do it given the opportunity

can do it given the opportunity absolutely you can do it

now that the plants infrastructure is

now that the plants infrastructure is finished they’re tackling the final

finished they’re tackling the final

finished they’re tackling the final problem heating up the salt great now

problem heating up the salt great now

problem heating up the salt great now over the next four weeks we’ve got to

over the next four weeks we’ve got to

over the next four weeks we’ve got to get hot salt into the system and the hot

get hot salt into the system and the hot

get hot salt into the system and the hot salt will allow us to produce that

salt will allow us to produce that

salt will allow us to produce that superheated steam we need we’re just so

superheated steam we need we’re just so

superheated steam we need we’re just so close now you know and you can see the

close now you know and you can see the

close now you know and you can see the gold wide it’s a billion dollar gamble

gold wide it’s a billion dollar gamble

gold wide it’s a billion dollar gamble so as they prepare to turn the system on

so as they prepare to turn the system on

so as they prepare to turn the system on for the first time they wonder will it

for the first time they wonder will it

for the first time they wonder will it pay off