Saturday, February 07, 2004

Giant Solar Electricity Project in Australia

When complete, this will feature the tallest human structure ever built--the central tower will be a kilometer tall. See EnviroMission Limited for more information.
The Solar Mission Project is the realisation of large-scale clean green renewable energy generation from the world’s first 200MW solar thermal power station using innovative Solar Tower technology.

One 200MW power station will provide enough electricity to around 200,000 typical Australian homes and will abate over 750,000 tonnes of greenhouse producing gases from entering the environment annually.

The monolithic scale of the project is sure to attract world attention and add value to the construction of the power station through tourism and associated economic benefits.
Here is a description of how it will work:
Solar Tower technology is not simply solar energy. Solar Tower technology is created when the sun’s radiation is used to heat a large body of air, which is then forced by the laws of physics (hot air rises) to move as a hot wind through large turbines to generate electricity. A solar thermal power station using Solar Tower technology will create the conditions to cause hot wind to flow continuously through its turbines to generate electricity.
(Hot air? Maybe they can install these turbines above every legislative body.)

Early this week, the company said that the pre-feasibility stage of the Solar Tower project is complete.
Enviromission and its partners will now undertake a detailed examination of the financial structuring and development required to deliver Solar Tower technology to the Australian energy market.
I notice that shares of Enviromission stock sell for about 18 cents Australian. Get in on the ground floor! Buy now! (Disclaimer: Ghost Town Orange does not provide legal, financial, or accounting advice. Consult your own professional shaman before investing in anything.)