Comments by "Bob thebomb" (@bobthebomb1596) on "Why Bill Gates’ New Natrium Reactor is a Big Deal" video.

@chapter4travels I never said otherwise, but you stated that renewables cannot provide industrial process heat and that is wrong. Solar - thermal tends to be used in areas with plentiful sunlight (e.g. desert areas) and can be linked to molten salt storage just like the reactor described. Geothermal can also provide process heat.
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Solar-thermal can provide process heat, but not solar PV.
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@chapter4travels It is not completely impractical, it is however situational. Would you install it in Norway? Of course not, but you might in certain regions of Spain, Mexico or the middle east.
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@RasmusSchultz No you are not wrong. Molten salt storage has been proposed for other reactor types and solar collection arrays. In the former case it is best suited to high temperature reactors such as those using sodium, lead or helium as coolant or those using molten salt as the fuel carrier.
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@johnarnold893 No, I mentioned it just to distinguish it from solar thermal (or solar collection).
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@christopherfairs9095 It can yes, but to heat salt to process heat temperatures you might as well use the electricity to heat the process directly? With solar thermal heating fluid/salt is part of the collection process. True, in the right situation you might generate sufficient electricity to heat both the process and a salt storage system.
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