Comments on: Giant Arizona Solar Tower: High Energy with Hot Air http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/01/giant-arizona-solar-tower-high-energy-with-hot-air/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Michael Hertel http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/01/giant-arizona-solar-tower-high-energy-with-hot-air/#comment-145813 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:11:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=29264#comment-145813 HI, please write me back, mghertel@execpc.com

]]> By: Arid Piloti http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/01/giant-arizona-solar-tower-high-energy-with-hot-air/#comment-128956 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 16:08:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=29264#comment-128956 Scientific research paper on the 200m tower’s efficiency quote 0.2%.  Solar photovoltaics are around the 20 ish %. 
Glass or acrylic supported roofs are directly costable from construction cost guideline books published and used by developers, designers, and constructors around the world and blow the economics of this out of the water with even the simplest of examinations.

However…………………

Some real simple solvable issues exist with the arrangement, configuration used that ignores some basic scientific tenants and contain some accidental errors that derive from the arrangement.  The efficiency can be lifted 100’s of times by resolving these simple errors they are that bad.

This puts it in the competitive 20% ish bracket and makes it perhaps possible. 
Small sample 14m high 14 m diameter.  Any funders out there????

]]> By: Renewable Energy Projects Under Pressure from Feds and Environmental Groups | Clean Energy Experts http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/01/giant-arizona-solar-tower-high-energy-with-hot-air/#comment-103172 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:54:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=29264#comment-103172 […] the Arizona solar market received a huge boost as Australian-based EnviroMission moved forward on plans to build a massive solar tower in Arizona’s La Paz County. This solar […]

]]> By: Renewable Energy Projects Under Pressure from Feds and Environmental Groups | CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/01/giant-arizona-solar-tower-high-energy-with-hot-air/#comment-103044 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:29:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=29264#comment-103044 […] even more precarious.Recently, the Arizona solar market received a huge boost as Australian-based EnviroMission moved forward on plans to build a massive solar tower in Arizona’s La Paz County. This solar […]

]]> By: BrightSource Planning 2nd Huge Solar Power Plant in California, Bigger One (+ Top Solar Power Stories) | CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/01/giant-arizona-solar-tower-high-energy-with-hot-air/#comment-102858 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 01:05:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=29264#comment-102858 […] which is 459-feet tall, but the company is not yet reaching for Enviromission’s target of a 2,600-foot solar power tower (of, notably, a different technological design). Each tower will be surrounded by a […]

]]> By: That “Other” Solar Tower Technology | CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/01/giant-arizona-solar-tower-high-energy-with-hot-air/#comment-102616 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:45:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=29264#comment-102616 […] 5, 2011 in Clean Energy, Energy Storage, Solar Energy, Water /**/ Several days ago I wrote of the Giant Arizona Solar Tower (and confusing names) that is trying to find funding. Brightsource is the company that is […]

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