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I was wondering about that too. Plus the energy required to desalinate the seawater. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_tower http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En
by mmphosis 14y ago
I was wondering about that too. Plus the energy required to desalinate the seawater.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_tower http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_tower (downdraft)
My first thought was that they were building an updraft tower.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_updraft_tower http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_updraft_tower
http://www.livescience.com/2644-giant-solar-tower-power-future.html http://www.livescience.com/2644-giant-solar-tower-power-futu...
- ndonnellan 14y agoMe too. The difference is that a solar chimney makes sense, kinda. I have no idea what this downdraft tower nonsense is. Converting potential energy to kinetic? 46 miles of pumping expensive water?
- richardjordan 14y agoRight... I've heard of the concentrated solar towers which create an updraft to drive turbines in a very tall chimney, and seen suggestions that they COULD be made to be net energy return on energy investment positive. But this one is pretty new to me. I think it's time to pop over to see what the folks on TheOilDrum.com have had to say about this - they must have seen it and are probably ripping it apart by now.
- brc 14y agoFrom your link: "no data on a working pilot plant have ever been collected." I smell snake oil.