John Coviello wrote:
The solar collectors do not operate as photovoltaic cells. Rather, the sun's rays focus onto a heat exchanger which then transfers the heat to a highly efficient turbine, which in turn hooks directly to a regular AC electricity generator.
Similar devices have been proposed many times. The Lux power plants in California are a good example. They have never worked out economically in the past, but I think that is because the cost of fossil fuel has always fallen because of supply gluts. If oil has reached a permanent high something like this may well succeed.
The IAUS concept is to produce methanol fuel using carbon dioxide -- a primary greenhouse gas -- from the environment -- at a cost comparable to gasoline.
Excellent idea! If they can make it work economically it would be great. This would solve many of the storage and distribution problems with hydrogen.
This company seems innovative and bold. Although I get the impression it has its fingers in too many pies.
- Jed
