Can you imagine solar power 24 hours a day? Sounds far-fetched, but it will soon be a reality near Las Vegas. A new solar power plant being planned in Tonopah, Nevada will use heliostat mirrors to focus sunlight on a water tower, superheating water and creating steam that turns a turbine, generating electricity. The solar [...]
Reuters announced last Friday that Google has developed a prototype for new solar mirror technology. Also known as heliostats, the structures are placed on acres of land and used to focus sunlight on a tower to superheat water, which then turns turbines for clean, renewable energy. Google’s technology has the promise of cutting the cost [...]
Continue reading about Google Cutting Costs for Solar Thermal Power Plants
