Crescent Dunes sold for $7M, but the real issue is the tank floor. Built to oil‑field specs, thin welded plates grind on the foundation daily. NREL models say those floors fail in under three years. The friction sparked repeated leaks, slashing output by 45% to keep it alive. It's a textbook case of scaling basics ignored. How can we enforce engineering checks on multi‑billion projects? #SolarEnergy #EnergyStorageSystems #EcoTech #GreenTechnology
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$975M plant sold for $7M – that’s the math on Crescent Dunes. After a second bankruptcy the Nevada solar tower changed hands, now run by a Houston contractor. It never hit 40% output; Four tank leaks derailed the schedule. Cost per kilowatt was nearly $9,000 vs China’s $2,200 standard. Molten‑salt storage in the US looks costly—does the tech still make sense here? #SolarEnergy #EnergyStorageSystems #Renewable #EcoTech