Tag:generator:method=thermal

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Description
Concentrated solar power Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: power
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Requires
Useful combination
Status: approvedPage for proposal

A  solar thermal collector collects heat by absorbing sunlight.

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Solar panels

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Evacuated tube collector

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Concentrated solar power

 Concentrated solar power systems generate solar power by using mirrors or lenses to concentrate a large area of sunlight onto a small area.

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Solar power tower

The  Solar power tower, also known as 'central tower' power plants or 'heliostat' power plants or power towers, is a type of solar furnace using a tower to receive the focused sunlight.

Tags used for the tower:

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power=heliostat identifies the rotatable mirrors associated with the asset.

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