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Date:      Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:10:34 +0800
From:      Erich Dollansky <erich@ovitrap.com>
To:        Jayton Garnett <jayton.garnett@gmail.com>
Cc:        Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?q?Sm=F8rgrav?= <des@des.no>, KAYVEN RIESE <kayve@sfsu.edu>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: I Love FreeBSD!
Message-ID:  <201002040010.38170.erich@ovitrap.com>
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Hi,

On 03 February 2010 pm 19:39:12 Jayton Garnett wrote:
> >
> 
> That is correct. The reflectors are *basically mirrors* directing the sun's
> energy to the tower where it super heats the steam, it's a very good, cheap
> and low maintenance way to produce electricity (from what I understand).

only the control of the mirrors have wear and tear. The mirros get 'blind' over time.

It is the most effective way to convert sunlight into usable energy. Was it is six times more effective as silicon?

The best is that it is all low technology.

Erich



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