Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Spain Powers Homes with First Solar-Thermal Plant

Why can't they do this in the United States?
"A company in Spain has started producing household electricity from a solar power plant near Seville. The technology is called concentrated solar thermal energy, which means it uses heat from the sun to run steam turbine generators. And running it doesn't generate any greenhouse gases."

NPR : Spain Powers Homes with First Solar-Thermal Plant

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