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by dreamcompiler 1433 days ago
Pyrolysis could in theory be done with concentrated solar thermal energy. The issues would be:

-- How much mirror area [heat] would be needed?

-- Mirror geometry: Troughs may lend themselves to continuous processing and gas recovery a bit better than central point concentrators but they provide less heat potential.

-- Can the economics work if you only process when the sun shines?