Thermal Solar Plant To Be Erected In Australia 371
connect4 writes: "An article from the bulletin explaining a plan to erect a 1km high solar convection wind turbine in outback Victoria - the worlds tallest construction. Projected output per tower: 200MW. Cost to build: A$670m. Footprint of tower: 20sq km
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Quazi (Score:1, Funny)
It's not like there's a lack of space to put these things. I mean, if you turned Quazi into one large solar panel, Australia would finally be able to gold-plate its mighty koalas! Gold Koalas for all!
God, I gotta stop with this Foster's.
Just like that credit card ad... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:agricultural tie-in (Score:2, Funny)
Re:More info (Score:1, Funny)
woof.
Or is that, "The only good Flashimation is a dead Flashimation." I have trouble remembering.
Better idea (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Um... what about... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:More info (Score:2, Funny)
Because the sun goes down.
Re:More info (Score:4, Funny)
Because the sun goes down.
Kind of a shame they got rid of the British Empire, really.
Re:Sahara? (Score:3, Funny)
7 km^2 is 7000000 m^2.
Multiply that by 120 watts and you get 840 megawatts, or about as much power as an average gas plant.
Of course that doesn't even begin to go into the transmission losses...
Re:Good idea... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Wonderful! (Score:3, Funny)