Heliostat

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One of many components of a CSP Power Tower facility; a large, nearly flat mirror, usually on a tracker, pedestal, or other support structure, that allows it to continuously reflect the sun's rays onto a central receiver at the top of a centrally positioned tower over the course of the day. See also Flat-plate reflector

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