Thermodynamic & Grid Dispatch Status
60 FPS Live Solver
Cold Tank (290°C)
35%
Hot Tank (565°C)
65%
Thermal Stored
1200 MWh
Turbine Output
100 MW
Molten Salt Solar CSP Dispatch Status
24/7 Continuous Grid Generation Verified. Solar flux concentrated via heliostats to heat salt to 565°C, storing thermal buffer for seamless nighttime steam turbine dispatch matching demand.
Operational Presets
Plant Operator Dispatch Controls
12:00 PM
1200 Mirrors (100%)
100% Rate
100 MW
How Gobi Molten Salt CSP Achieves 24/7 Power
Unlike standard PV solar, CSP uses thousands of sun-tracking mirrors (heliostats) to reflect direct normal irradiance (DNI) onto a central tower receiver. Liquid nitrate salt is pumped from the cold tank (290°C) up the tower, heated to 565°C, and stored in an insulated hot salt tank. When solar flux drops or night arrives, hot salt is dispatched through a steam generator boiler to continuously drive turbines and deliver baseload electricity without intermittency.