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Concentrating Solar Power Tower
Reportage of SEGS I and SEGS II, 43,5 MW of Solar Power Plants located at Daggett in Mojave's Desert, California. Those SEGS are an hybrid Solar/gas boiler power plant. August 2007 by Giuseppe Tavella
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Local Handyman looking for ways to receive free energy and power without the high costs of the power companies.
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What should be built is a saltwater pipe from the Pacific,,,use the electric during the day to pump salt water uphill to be desalinated in either greenhouses to sprayed at32deg.&below to make snow or slush.The salt can be collected &used for other purposes.The west certainly can use the fresh water for agricultural or residential uses.
Thanks for the info.
With the price of oil/gas at record highs, I don’t know why the desert and high plains are dotted with more solar power stations. I’m about 35 miles to a town of 3500 and their power system is all solar, as is mine. With 10 panels and 2 wind generators, I have enough electricity for a small refrig, 2 freezers, TV, computer and of course satellite Internet.
I saw that. The tower was off and only the parabolic thermal solar plants were working. Now the tower and all the mirrors are used for solar space observatory science.
These 10 MW towers aren’t operational anymore. They were out in the Mojave desert near Barstow, California. The SEGS 1-9 parabolic thermal solar plants also seen in this video are nearby. No need for silicone photovoltaic panels.
More info would have been good, like location, power generation etc.
I have a solar powered house and was hoping this was some usable tips on increasing my own power supply.