China constructs world's first dual-tower solar thermal plant — and it will help generate nearly 2 billion kWh annuallywww.thecooldown.comexternal-link schizoidman ( @schizoidman@lemm.ee ) Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish • 1 month ago message-square14fedilinkarrow-up147
arrow-up147external-linkChina constructs world's first dual-tower solar thermal plant — and it will help generate nearly 2 billion kWh annuallywww.thecooldown.com schizoidman ( @schizoidman@lemm.ee ) Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish • 1 month ago message-square14fedilink
minus-square Antitoxic9087 ( @Antitoxic9087@slrpnk.net ) linkfedilink2•1 month agojust thinking: why stop at 2? I suppose a grid of heat towers with mirrors beneath would provide maximum utilization of the solar radiation
minus-square mosiacmango ( @mosiacmango@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink1•edit-21 month agoCost, probably. If you only have 200 million, you can’t build 500 million worth of towers. Could be transmission line limits too. Improving those can be its own project.
just thinking: why stop at 2? I suppose a grid of heat towers with mirrors beneath would provide maximum utilization of the solar radiation
Cost, probably. If you only have 200 million, you can’t build 500 million worth of towers.
Could be transmission line limits too. Improving those can be its own project.