Abengoa said the project will improve its current solar thermal technology, which uses mirrors to concentrate and direct the sunlight for producing steam.
Photovoltaic panels use the sun's photons to make electrons hop around, producing electrical current, while solar thermal uses photons to move whole molecules--that is, to produce heat.
Despite the current domestic headwinds we are facing, the global market for both thermal and met coal is creating export opportunities for our company.