As reported at Gizmag, a full-scale solar energy project of truly towering proportions is brewing in the Arizona desert. EnviroMission is presently undergoing land acquisition and site-specific engineering to build its first full-scale solar tower, a massive 800-plus meter (2625 ft) stalagmite of high technology that will instantly rank among the world's tallest buildings. The tower's 200-megawatt power generation capacity is projected to reliably feed the utility grid with enough power for 150,000 US homes -- with virtually no maintenance for more than 80 years (?!) Tall order, or sky's the limit? You decide.
Oh, and by the way: Can the U.S. power grid even withstand such massive influx power from renewable energy sources?
So what good is it at night?
ReplyDeleteAccording to the news reports in Arizona the output of this facility is to go to California not Arizona. I guess this is being done because the plant would destroy California's pristine ecosystem. I am so glad they are our neighbor.
ReplyDeletevery interesting, massive building with solar capability in one huge infrastructure, looks very promising, why not have communities live in one building like this and then interconnect several, then plenty of left over energy to share
ReplyDeleteHow large are the cables to carry 200 MegaWatts?
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