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Solar thermal electric technologies, such as this concentrating solar power parabolic trough, use highly reflective materials to capture the sun's energy and produce electricity. Shown is solar detoxification experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, at Livermore, California. This promising technology is a joint project of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and U.S. Department of Energy.
