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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 3162112, member: 76194&quot;]Traditional solar panels are becoming obsolete, at least as far as large scale commercial solar farms are concerned. They&#039;ll still probably be around for small scale use in houses, buildings, and spacecraft.</p><p><br /></p><p>The new thing now is Heliostat solar plants. Basically they build a huge tower, with a bowl-like depression circling the tower, and mirrors coating the entire depression. No matter where in the sky the sun is, large beams of light can be focused on the tower. From there, the energy is used to create steam to power turbines, and create electricity.</p><p><br /></p><p>They are 40% cheaper to build than traditional farms, a lot cheaper to maintain, and produce more electricity. The only downside is the massive death rays from the panels to the tower <b>makes any bird that passes through them instantly burst into flames</b>.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> But hey, it&#039;s solar (which means green) so environmentalists don&#039;t seem to mind the instant-roasted birds too much.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]811953[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]811954[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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