AUSTRALIA took a step towards building the world’s tallest structure, a solar electricity plant measuring 1000 metres, as experts reported that it would be commercially viable.
The tower would be visible 100 kilometres away and would create 1200 jobs during construction, falling to 50 thereafter.
It would stand atop a transparent solar collector seven kilometres in diameter. It works by heating air at the base - which is about 30 degrees celsius hotter than air at the top of the tower and the resulting convection force creates a powerful updraft which generates clean power, enough to service 200,000 houses.
Anyone for the pent-house suite?
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Comments
kboy (February 6th, 2004, 4:09 am)
well glad somebody is doing something in solar power
sock (February 6th, 2004, 4:12 am)
Neat stuff.