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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
Oil refineries rely on smooth steady operation the be safe and efficient. Thermal solar is not continuous.
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Very true, but solar COULD dramatically reduce the draw from other heat source(s), thus requiring the ħenergy input to come not from the sunlight, but rather from the energy source they CAN control, ie: a distillation version of hybrid, use one when you HAVE to and the other when you CAN.