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A molten salt system1 is a means to store thermal energy, thus mitigating the problem of an intermittent source for generating electricity at night or during cloudy weather. It is one of Tom Konrad2’s top ten favorites for an alternative energy future because it’s cheaper to store heat than it is to store electricity and concentrating solar power can produce a ton of heat without pollution or fuel.