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Old 15-04-2011, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ballaratdragons View Post

I am really intrigued as to why governments everywhere aren't building Solar Power Stations.
We don't have to excavate the fuel, there are no leakage fears, it is non-polluting, etc etc blah blah.
It's all been said a thousand times, so why isn't it happeneing.
Hi Ken,

This story which appeared on ABC a couple of days ago regarding Australian
Government funding to assist in the building of what is said to be the southern
hemisphere's largest solar power project may be of interest -
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin

More information about this solar thermal power station, which is to built next
to a coal powered station near Chinchilla, Qld, can also be found in this story here -
http://www.energymatters.com.au/inde...rticle_id=1454

Nice to see curved mirrors being used for non-observing purposes as well.
But in this instance it is still all about focusing the light from a nearby star.
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