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05-03-2007, 12:51 PM
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Rider on the storm...
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New Kind of Solar Power Station
Simple ideas make the best technologies!! Check this out!!
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Power station harnesses Sun's rays |
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05-04-2007, 04:26 AM
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Re: New Kind of Solar Power Station
Wasn't there some movie with a tower like this being used as an incinerator?
I did one of these on the football field for science fair...stuck a 2x4 up in it and lit it...bunch of bathroom mirrors collected from the junkyard...no adjustment though...had to wait for the sun... you shoulda seen my yo-yo of bicycle wheels that I dropped from the third floor roof....looking back on it I can't believe they let us up on the roof without supervision...the whole class watching from below while me and my partner violated a bunch of OSHA regs. |
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05-04-2007, 12:49 PM
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Sleeping member
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Re: New Kind of Solar Power Station
This is a very nice advertisement for solar power, but I can't help thinking that a couple of solar panels on every roof would be just as effective.
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05-10-2007, 02:04 AM
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What was the question?
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05-10-2007, 03:03 AM
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Re: New Kind of Solar Power Station
Nevada Power is starting up a solar plant operation near Boulder City later this year that will supply energy to about 40,000 homes. It's finally coming true folks.
It focuses tubular mirrors on pipes filled with liquid sodium which is heated to drive turbines. Very unique concepts. flow....  |
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05-10-2007, 03:28 AM
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What was the question?
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