...and the bowing turd!
Posted on 10/15/2020 10:43:49 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
A 247Solar Plant Utilizes Two Microturbines That Can Generate Electricity and Thermal Energy 24/7/365
The plant includes a system that concentrates sunlight in order to heat air to a high-enough temperature that is then used to drive the microturbine to produce electricity. The heated airflow can also be directed to a thermal storage system and then transferred back into the microturbines up to 20 hours at night when solar irradiance is not available. As a result, the uniquely designed 247Solar plant can supply power over extended periods of time and reduce fuel consumption by up to 90%.
Capstone microturbine technology is extremely low maintenance, requiring only 4 to 6 hours of maintenance a year.
from 30 kWs to 10 MWs
(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...
The air bearings make it!
This is a bad time to be a bird.
Technological solutions to the alleged climate change problem always make me roll my eyes. The point of this exercise is implement a political agenda, not to fix the climate.
it all started with that light bulb with a fan in it that when exposed to sunlight, the fan would spin...
This “Yahoo!” link reqds like an unedited press release.
Same mother different brother...
WARNING: FOR GEAR HEADS !
16 MINUTES
How jet-powered garbage trucks can save the world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4H3FE0Z4QQ
That blind Supreme Court clerk who testified to all ACB had done for her was really moving.
YES, THE RADIOMETER AND THE DRINKING BIRD!
Scale them up!!!
Free electricity.
As you may have noticed, I failed to actually read the title I posted!
Thanks!
“The heated airflow can also be directed to a thermal storage system and then transferred back into the microturbines up to 20 hours at night when solar irradiance is not available.”
i wonder how big and expensive thermal “storage units” to hold 4,000 terrawatts of energy would have to be?
“how big and expensive thermal “storage units” to hold 4,000 terrawatts of energy would have to be?”
4,000 terawatt hours (TWh), you say?
An interesting amount you have selected.
Approximately equal to the power consumed by the entire USA in one year.
For this line of work it might be best to start with an RPN calculator. And brush up on it. (I have not used mine in many years!)
That said, here is the answer all ready for you.
Let us know your results and pls show your work.
Cost Projections for Utility-Scale Battery Storage - NREL
https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy19osti/73222.pdf
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