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The Solar Reactor - How Does It Work?
We use solar energy directly to drive the chemical reactions. We do not really produce intermittent electricity. This is an integrated approach where the sunlight is directly used to drive the chemistry. A sunny day helps a lot, and it also helps to be close in sunny climates. You're not going to have a lot of luck with that at the moment... It's still okay.
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