ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,255,579, issued on March 18, was assigned to Raygen Resources Pty Ltd (Blackburn, Australia).
"Low cost dispatchable solar power" was invented by John Beavis Lasich (Blackburn, Australia), Richard James Payne (Blackburn, Australia), Sean Alexander Baker (Blackburn, Australia) and Anthony John Kitchener (Blackburn, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of operating a solar energy plant and a solar plant are disclosed. Thermal energy produced in the plant is used to heat a first volume of water and charge a hot store in the plant. Electricity produced in the plant operates a heat engine or other device, such as a refrigeration...