Solar Tower To Be Built In Abu Dhabi

by Johan on March 14, 2008 · 0 comments

Solar Tower To Be Built In Abu Dhabi

Sener from Spain and Masdar from Abu Dhabi have signed a contract to built solar-powered plants that will produces a 1,000 megawatts within 10 years’ time. One of the designs features an array of mirrors mounted on the ground which will reflect the sunlight to the top of a tower to create steam. This steam will power an electricity turbine to send power to the rest of the city. A number of solar thermal power plants are being proposed for the Southwest United States and Spain. [CNet]

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