On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:14:31 -0700, "Richard Henry"
wrote:


"Jim Thompson" wrote in message
.. .

While you are dicking around with solar cells the big
power companies will build a solar-powered steam plant with *huge*
servo'd mirrors. I put pencil-to-paper once upon a time... you can do
marvelously if you've got the acreage.


They already have.

http://www.volker-quaschning.de/downloads/VGB2001.pdf

Scroll down to page 5.


Arizona Public Service has a similar operating facility west of
Phoenix that, for some reason, is kept very hush-hush. It was in the
papers a few years ago, then no more mention.

The efficiency of such a system FAR exceeds what will EVER be attained
with photo cells.

...Jim Thompson
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