Webinar: Carnot Batteries – facilitating the transition from fossil to renewable generation

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In the Southwest U.S. we have experienced quite a few raptor birds being cooked by the concentrated light when they approach the solar tower. Has this been mitigated in your designs?

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42-50% Carnot battery round-trip efficiency (Electricity -> thermal storage -> electricity) still amounts to excessive heat released into the environment.