Flat-plate reflector (heliostat)
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One of many components of a CSP power tower facility consisting of a large nearly-flat mirror, mounted on a support structure that tracks the sun's movement and reflects sunlight onto a receiver located at the top of a centrally located tower. CSP power tower systems typically consist of hundreds of heliostats arrayed around the central tower.
- — Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary retrieved 2014-06-15