Comments on: Concentrated Solar Power Could Generate 25% of the World's Electricity by 2050 http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 02:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Gossamer Teases More Energy from Thin Film Solar : CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-6543 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:53:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-6543 […] Space Frames has introduced two new concentrated solar power technologies that marry low tech components and off-the-shelf elements with high tech thin film […]

]]> By: Will Jacobson http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-6542 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:02:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-6542 Don’t Forget Australia there have shed-loads of reliable solar.

]]> By: Will Jacobson http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-22990 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:02:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-22990 Don’t Forget Australia there have shed-loads of reliable solar.

]]> By: Will Jacobson http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-22991 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:02:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-22991 Don’t Forget Australia there have shed-loads of reliable solar.

]]> By: Shahab khan http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-6541 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:43:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-6541 Simply amazing!

If it can generate this much power after accounting the population and some other factors of 2050 then its really a great structure.

]]> By: Shahab khan http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-22988 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:43:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-22988 Simply amazing!

If it can generate this much power after accounting the population and some other factors of 2050 then its really a great structure.

]]> By: Shahab khan http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-22989 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:43:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-22989 Simply amazing!

If it can generate this much power after accounting the population and some other factors of 2050 then its really a great structure.

]]> By: RecycleBill http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-6540 Sun, 31 May 2009 14:57:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-6540 Russ,

Who said anything about small scale CSP. Not me. Think big picture, hundreds of mirrors all over a large Southern city all aimed at one point would produce just as much energy as the same size array in the middle of nowhere without the environmental damage, need for new infrastructure (highways, housing, businesses all built in the middle of nowhere) and the constantant damage to mirrors by sandstorms. (Ever been in a sandstorm in an Arisona or California desert? I have.)

Have you even thought about the energy, natural resourses and CO2 road building requires. Paved 2 land roads capable of handling trucks now exceed $1,000,000 (Million) Dollars per mile.

And recent plans by one of the largest electric utilties in the USA adds weight to my argument.

Russ, simply think large scale CSP where the people live and the power is needed.

]]> By: RecycleBill http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-22986 Sun, 31 May 2009 14:57:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-22986 Russ,

Who said anything about small scale CSP. Not me. Think big picture, hundreds of mirrors all over a large Southern city all aimed at one point would produce just as much energy as the same size array in the middle of nowhere without the environmental damage, need for new infrastructure (highways, housing, businesses all built in the middle of nowhere) and the constantant damage to mirrors by sandstorms. (Ever been in a sandstorm in an Arisona or California desert? I have.)

Have you even thought about the energy, natural resourses and CO2 road building requires. Paved 2 land roads capable of handling trucks now exceed $1,000,000 (Million) Dollars per mile.

And recent plans by one of the largest electric utilties in the USA adds weight to my argument.

Russ, simply think large scale CSP where the people live and the power is needed.

]]> By: RecycleBill http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-22987 Sun, 31 May 2009 14:57:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-22987 Russ,

Who said anything about small scale CSP. Not me. Think big picture, hundreds of mirrors all over a large Southern city all aimed at one point would produce just as much energy as the same size array in the middle of nowhere without the environmental damage, need for new infrastructure (highways, housing, businesses all built in the middle of nowhere) and the constantant damage to mirrors by sandstorms. (Ever been in a sandstorm in an Arisona or California desert? I have.)

Have you even thought about the energy, natural resourses and CO2 road building requires. Paved 2 land roads capable of handling trucks now exceed $1,000,000 (Million) Dollars per mile.

And recent plans by one of the largest electric utilties in the USA adds weight to my argument.

Russ, simply think large scale CSP where the people live and the power is needed.

]]> By: Steve http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-6539 Sun, 31 May 2009 14:00:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-6539 fusion is the future. Not fission. Although they both are way better and greener than concentrated solar.

]]> By: Steve http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-22984 Sun, 31 May 2009 14:00:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-22984 fusion is the future. Not fission. Although they both are way better and greener than concentrated solar.

]]> By: Steve http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-22985 Sun, 31 May 2009 14:00:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-22985 fusion is the future. Not fission. Although they both are way better and greener than concentrated solar.

]]> By: Steve http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-6538 Sun, 31 May 2009 13:53:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-6538 you mean fusion?

]]> By: Steve http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-22983 Sun, 31 May 2009 13:53:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-22983 you mean fusion?

]]> By: russ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-6537 Sun, 31 May 2009 08:45:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-6537 Gee! I thought we already had fission! And too many don’t like it.

]]> By: russ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-22982 Sun, 31 May 2009 08:45:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-22982 Gee! I thought we already had fission! And too many don’t like it.

]]> By: Steve http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-6536 Sun, 31 May 2009 04:54:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-6536 California is trying to make fission work. It will happen eventually, and it is the future.

]]> By: Steve http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-22981 Sun, 31 May 2009 04:54:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-22981 California is trying to make fission work. It will happen eventually, and it is the future.

]]> By: russ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/29/concentrated-solar-power-could-generate-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-by-2050/#comment-6535 Sat, 30 May 2009 09:39:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2604#comment-6535 Small scale CSP on roof tops is similar to residential wind – lots of expense and little output. Good for the salesman and company but no one else.

Large scale is far cheaper, economical and is easier to maintain – cheaper to the consumer in the long run.

I would hazard a guess that much of the residential energy collecting equipment such as PV and wind (excluding solar hot water) will never save more energy or save more CO2 than was used in it’s production.

Maybe PV will become more cost effective – someday.

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