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The sun's rays are focused on a central tower using an array of mirrors (heliostats). The central tower is filled with a medium, like salts, that can store the intense heat created. This heat is used during the day to produce steam to generate electricity (steam turbines). There is enough heat remaining at the end of the day to continue the process all through the night, thus producing round-the-clock electricity.

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