This report details the ability of the Solar Supercritical Organic Rankine Cycle project to provide 24/7 electricity.
Report extract
The Wallsend Demonstration Site is a demonstration of the GRANEX technology. Heat is collected in a solar thermal mirror array and either immediately converted to electricity or stored in thermal storage for conversion and dispatch at a later time. Low grade waste heat that cannot be converted to e heat Wallsend Swimming Pool and the electricity produced is supplied to the grid.