CSP technologies use mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight onto a receiver. This heat - also known as thermal energy - can be used to spin a turbine or power an engine to generate. Concentrated solar power (CSP), also called concentrating solar power or concentrated solar thermal, involves systems that collect solar heat for multiple purposes like cooking, desalination, or the generation of electric solar power, by using mirrors to concentrate a large area of sunlight toward. All concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies use a mirror configuration to concentrate the sun's light energy onto a receiver and convert it into heat. The heat can then be used to create steam to drive a turbine to produce electrical power or used as industrial process heat. This heat - also known as thermal energy - can. As a sustainable alternative, solar energy—particularly Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)—is gaining increasing attention for its ability to provide large-scale, dispatchable, and low-emission electricity.
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