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In certain configurations, the apparatus can be used for solar thermal energy generation and even water heating.
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The company owns and operates wind, hydroelectric and thermal power generation facilities.
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However, the installed base of solar thermal electricity generation uses twice the water as coal and five times the amount as gas-fired plants.
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The earthquake and tsunami last year resulted in 15 of its 17 nuclear plants being closed, forcing Tepco to turn to thermal stations for power generation.
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In general, the solar thermal has greater flexibility when used with co-generation systems, such as combining production of power and thermal for desalination or absorption cooling.
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That is not great compared with the 20% and more achieved by a silicon-based solar cell, the 40% managed by a solar-thermal turbine, or even the 18-20% of one of the new generation of cheap and cheerful thin-film solar cells.
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