A 1 MWe solar thermal plant is not impossible, without covering an entire state with parabolic troughs as you claim. Perhaps you should google this issue. I did. Here is some info that refutes your incorrect assertion: "In addition to the SEGS, many other parabolic trough solar power projects operate in the United States and around the world. The three largest projects in the United States after SEGS are
Mojave Solar Project: a 280 MW project in Barstow, California
Solana Generating Station: a 280 MW project in Gila Bend, Arizona
Genesis Solar Energy Project: a 250 MW project in Blythe, California"
Also: you repeat the incorrect assertion, spread by Buddy and others, that OSU/CAR refuted Cyclone's claims to success with water lubrication. None of you provide a LINK to such claims. I don't think such claims exist. And don't bother to provide a link to Gerald Fly's slide show in 2014, viewed at the IAASP (International Association of Steam Power) conference in LA. It says no such thing.
