I alsways wanted them to build a cone or a sphere that had thousands of lenses and mirrors that focused on an internal centerpoint with secondary ducts and wind turbines making the secondary power from the draft
On Sat, May 21, 2016 at 2:09 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, they already have the heliostat mechanisms. Replace the mirrors > with solar panels and make them track the sun. Probably get more energy > out the system to boot. Of course there is the sunk cost of the plant, so > why not fix it up and run it I guess.... > > *From:* Bill Prince <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, May 21, 2016 12:27 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT - the sun melted my cable > > > Hmmm. Melting cables. > > Blinding pilots: > <http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/03/super-bright-solar-power-plant-blinding-pilots-around-midday/> > http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/03/super-bright-solar-power-plant-blinding-pilots-around-midday/ > > Frying birds on wing: > <http://www.wsj.com/articles/ivanpah-solar-plant-may-be-forced-to-shut-down-1458170858> > http://www.wsj.com/articles/ivanpah-solar-plant-may-be-forced-to-shut-down-1458170858 > > and costs only $200 per megawatt hour (20 cents per KWH). > > Yeah. That's a great idea. > > or we could put solar panels on our roofs and get energy at 6 or 7 cents > per KWH. No birds, pilots, or high power cables are harmed. > > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > On 5/21/2016 9:55 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > > > http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/05/heat-from-misaligned-mirrors-at-solar-thermal-plant-causes-electrical-fire/ > > > -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
