Cleaner Alternative to Nuclear Power

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There is no need for nuclear power in the UK, or anywhere else in Europe, because there is a simple, mature technology that can deliver huge amounts of clean energy without any of the headaches of nuclear power.

I refer to "concentrating solar power" (CSP), the technique of concentrating sunlight using mirrors to create heat and use it to raise steam and drive turbines and generators, just like a conventional power station. It is possible to store solar heat in melted salts so that electricity generation may continue at night or on cloudy days.

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Cleaner Alternative to Nuclear Power

This technology has been generating electricity successfully in California since 1985 and provides power for about 100,000 homes there. CSP plants are being planned or built in many parts of the world.

CSP works best in hot des...

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