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The homes roofs are positioned so that for
each part of the day a substantial number
of roofs are focusing the sun on the tower.
The tower has a steam generator that
supplies electricity for the community.
The mirrored roofs also have the benefit
of keeping the homes cool by reflecting
the light and heat away...
The roofs are static to avoid the expense
and maintnance problems of tracking
machinery.
The big problem would be keeping the
mirrors clean. Some kind of sprinkler
might work.
Sandia labs solar tower
http://www.sandia.g...rthermal/nsttf.html
Similar concept, except moveable mirrors and no homes [macrumpton, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
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The tower would be movable, or there
could be multiple towers. |
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