content: Yeah, that's a good thing, though.  Most molten-salt solar plants that use current tech with this idea just store the thermal energy in molten salts and use it to make steam while the sun's on the other side of the earth.  This could also divert some of the molten salt into a battery for energy storage AFTER the turbine.  IMO, this would increase the efficiency of a power plant with this setup so that it could provide either more power over a longer term, or more consistent power in times of high demand.  It's basically building capacitance into the grid. If you've ever played the game "Factorio" ... this is exactly what an "accumulator" structure does.  Many people build solar fields for the electricity needs with an accumulator bank to hold whatever they need for overnight with a steam-powered backup on a Schmitt trigger in the event that the accumulator charge dips below a certain percentage.