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This stuff would be good for some place cold places with lots of sunshine, Mars. Not so good for space stations.

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Opps again
http://www.sunwindenergy.com/csp/new-thermal-energy-storage-system-csp

That's interesting. Could be great on the Moon, perhaps... I wonder how big it'd have to be to store enough energy to get through a two-week night?

Personally, I tend to think a small nuclear power plant will be far simpler & cheaper than such complex solar-based schemes, but I could certainly be wrong about that.