Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Massive Solar Tower Planned For Arizona - Slashdot

This is a ridiculous idea. The only structure that is taller than 2600 ft is the Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai), which is 2717 ft.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_structures_in_the_world [wikipedia.org]

The idea that we would build the 2nd tallest structure in the world for 200 MW is ridiculous. This doesn't even come CLOSE to being a top producer of energy per power plant. The top 10 power plants in the world all produce more than 6000 MW. Even the largest biofuel, geothermal and tidal plants currently exceed 200MW.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_power_stations_in_the_world [wikipedia.org]

-molo

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