Tip'd

A community for financial news, ideas, and tips

Welcome to Tip’d, a social media site for finance, investing, and business topics. Want to participate? » Join Tip’d now! or read our FAQ.

Is the Sun Setting on Solar Power in Spain?

Posted by tessant 1207 days ago, popular 1206 days ago (http://www.solarfeeds.com)
Category: Green | Tags: green solar solar feeds spain
On the outskirts of Seville, Spain, 600 rotating mirrors send shafts of light to a collector atop a soaring 380-foot- (115-meter-) tall tower. Its scalding 480-degree-Fahrenheit (250-degree-Celsius) steam drives a turbine generating a peak capacity of 11 megawatts (MW) of electricity for the national grid. This "power tower" is the first of nine to be built by Spanish engineering giant Abengoa Solar, which all told will produce enough electricity for 153,000 homes by 2013.
comments 2 Comments   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Comments Who Tip'd