For example, there is a growing buzz about building concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in the U.S. Southwest; however, based on Department of Energy figures, CSP plants with conventional cooling systems use two or three times more water than coal-fired power plants. A conventional cooling system in a CSP plant uses the wet cooling technique, where the generator’s steam exhaust is either condensed for reuse or cooled by evaporation—much like a coal-fired power plant.
Halimbawa, may isang lumalagong buzz tungkol sa pagbuo ng isip nang lubusan solar power (CSP) halaman sa US Southwest; gayunpaman, batay sa Department of Energy numero, mga halaman CSP sa maginoo paglamig system na gamitin ang dalawa o tatlong beses ng mas maraming tubig kaysa sa kapangyarihan karbon-fired halaman . Isang maginoo paglamig sistema sa isang planta ng CSP ay gumagamit ng wet paglamig pamamaraan, kung saan steam maubos ng generator ay alinman pinaikli para sa muling paggamit o cooled sa pamamagitan ng pagsingaw-marami tulad ng isang planta ng kapangyarihan ng karbon-fired.