And yes, now it is developed by the west for the west. My line of thought is which branch is later easier adopted for production and usage along the equator, and my bet is on really on small thermal, which I think will benefit from advances in large solar.

Molten salt is storage and storage depends usage. But yes, if you need molten salt storage for it to make sense you are probably on a technological level where PV is as attractive as thermal.

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