Solar power question?
Question:
has anybody built a solar steam generator? and if so how efficient/feasable is it?
Answer:
http://www.osti.gov/bridge/product.bibli...
The article above describes a solar power test facility to generate power by focusing sunlight to produce heat.
Solar One in the California desert (ARCO Solar built it) uses computerized mirror controls to focus a few acres of reflective panels onto a specific tower.
FYI: The latest solar voltaic panels are almost 30% efficient (the ones used on the international space station). With concentrators they are 36% efficient.
http://www.emcore.com/product/space_phot...
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