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Solar Power Tower (TTC_24)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: ttc_24.ttl
- Name
solarPowerTower- Attribute
- TTC Tower Type
- Definition
- A tower used with an array of heliostats to collect the energy of sunlight in the form of heat.
- Description
- The heat is used to drive a turbine to generate electricity. The heliostats (flat mirrors that track the position of the sun) serve to focus sunlight collected over a large area onto the much smaller tower.
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Allowed for
- RWOI terms naming it
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.