Thursday, May 31, 2012

Big solar thermal

In Pictures: The World’s Largest Solar Thermal Power Plant - Technology Review

Have a look here for some interesting photos showing the construction of a large solar thermal power plant near Las Vegas.

They do require an enormous, flat area.   Australia  does have quite a lot of those, but not always near where most people live.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"They do require an enormous, flat area. Australia does have quite a lot of those"

-- They are also very expensive. Not to mention the opportunity cost of using them.