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That was a really interesting project. What were the main reasons it failed? The one in Spain seemed to show it was feasible.
by jahnu 8y ago
That was a really interesting project. What were the main reasons it failed?
The one in Spain seemed to show it was feasible.
- ekianjo 8y agoA 1000m tower is expensive and long to build. We have never built something as high so far (tallest building so far is 828m).
- jacobush 8y agoCrazy thought - could a mountain be converted? Build two tunnels, one vertical, one horizontal. Probably crazily expensive, but known engineering...
- Simulacra 8y agoCost. That was it. The project in Spain was significantly cheaper to build and was only a 50kw tower. The EnviroMission tower was going to be 200 MW facility. The benefits of the solar updraft tower are huge: Able to be built using readily available materials (concrete, glass, etc.) If a terrorist blows it up, just build another one. Tremendous tourism potential. The skirt/greenhouse could grow crops making the air denser and more efficient, and with a LOT of open land Australia would've been the perfect choice. Unfortunately it just came down to building cost.