ChemE Stewart <cheme...@gmail.com> wrote:
> They really need your robots for washing Jed. I am pretty sure they will use robots! I can't imagine anyone planning a project of this nature in 2012 without robots. > Otherwise I was guessing about 50 tractors/fuel required full time to keep > them all washed each month not to mention where you are going to get all > the water It takes 0.03 gallons of water per kilowatt-hour. Most of that is for cleaning the mirrors. That is a lot less than other generator types (solar and conventional). See the PDF document: "Low Water Use: BrightSource’s solar tower technology uses up to 95% less water than competing wet cooled solar thermal plants by employing a dry-cooling process, which uses air instead of water to condense steam. The steam production cycle is a closed loop system, with all water recycled back into the system, while general conservation measures help to further reduce water usage. The water consumed on the project is for cleaning the mirrors, much like a PV plant of similar size." - Jed
