This is big

[daedong]

This is proposed to be built in my neck of the woods

This is big

 

[BillG_in_TX]

<font color="blue"> The full-scale plant under evaluation by EnviroMission here in Australia needs to be 5 km across and 1 km high to achieve 200 MW of electricity generating capacity </font>

That would be twice as tall as the world's tallest buiding. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif What are the odds that this will actually happen?

 

[daedong]

Bill,

I beleive this will happen and will be under construction by the end of next year.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Here is the prototype in Spain

Prototype

 

[dummy]

That will be a monster when it's done for sure. Interesting article mostly the part about <font color="blue"> The prototype was built in Manzanares in Spain to test the concept, and is now decommissioned. </font> 7 years is not a very long lifecycle for any type of powerplant. Now, I'll have to do some digging to see why they "pulled the plug".

 

[getut]

Most likely just because of its size. Too small to justify the operating costs once the concept has been proven.

 

[JazzDad]

Someone will probably come along and complain about the:
noise
warming of the local climate
it looks ugly
it costs too much
etc
etc.

But those complainers won't offer a better alternative.
Man, I am a cynic!

 

[EastTexFrank]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( <font color="blue"> Man, I am a cynic! </font> )</font>

Yes !!! But probably with good reason.

 

[Killer_B]

Hate to say it, but the nuke plants we have around here are prettier. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif And they work just fine on a cloudy day, too.

 

[JazzDad]

So Vin, after reading the story you attached- is construction underway? They called for a 2003 start date, and a late-2005 completion.