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By 2050 Chile plans to be carbon neutral. A crucial part of that goal is the decarbonisation of its energy mix. To do this, all coal-fired power plants will stop operating by 2040.

 

To deliver maximum benefit, two additional challenges must be met: replacing Chile’s energy currently produced by coal; and finding a use for the 30 plants that will be closed.

 

So what else could they be used for? Several options are being considered by the government and companies. They include their conversion to biomass or biogas, into desalination plants, or to house the development of new technologies such as Carnot batteries.

 

The latter store the thermal energy generated by heating salts. Therefore, a large part of the existing installed infrastructure can be used for the generation of electricity. Although this is an advantageous option, there are still many challenges.

 

Source : https://www.solarpaces.org