solar tower with turbines and solar pond technologies
using heat pipe technology for heat transfer
24/7 solar chimney
200MW trial is being constructed north of Mildura,
Australia by mission energy. 5MW trial was held in SPain
over ten years ago, without the solar pond..so was subject
to variable convection due to sun/cloud combinations.
solar ponds can achieve 60˚C water temperatures in winter
all sustainable
all renewable
nothing new
nothing exotic
why is there no rush to implement this technology
reflectors get dust and are subject to sun/cloud effects
and condensation
solar tower...no worries!!
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