Here's another fun element of conversation....
The Solar Facility I mentioned earlier in the thread is powered by Stirling Engines....
http://www.stirlingenergy.com/ Quote:
'the Stirling project would provide enough clean power to serve 278,000 homes for an entire year," said SCE Chairman John Bryson.
Yet take up a simular amount of real estate.
This is how one works.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling_engine They need to be articulated toward the sun.
http://www.stirlingenergy.com/video/...se_footage.wmv They have even more maintenance problems than PV cells Fixed in place.
