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Think Big! Arizona Solar Tower 2X Taller Than the Empire State Building Will Produce 200 Megawatts
7:35 pm in alternative energy, arizona, Design & Architecture, solar power by TreeHugger
Image: Enviromission
2625 Feet Tall!
Solar towers, which are kind of big funnels that generate electricity by using the fact that hot air rises, are too often forgotten when we discuss solar energy. Solar PV and CSP get all the press, but solar towers have attractive power-generating characteristics and I wish more companies were working on perfecting them. EnviroMission is an Australian company working on that very thing, and they've announced that they want to build a gigantic 2625 feet/800 meters solar tower in th...Read the full story on TreeHugger
