In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Fri, 20 May 2005 10:54:24 -0400: Hi Jed, >Something does not add up here. The Australian solar tower will require >10,000 ha to collect enough solar energy for 200 MW. That seems awfully >inefficient. [snip] Australia is mostly desert, and most of that is barely used, if at all. Ideal for a solar tower.
We could easily supply tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of sq. km. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk All SPAM goes in the trash unread.
