The solar updraft tower is a renewable-energy power plant for generating electricity from solar power. Sunshine falling on a greenhouse-like collector structure around the base of a tall chimney heats the air within it. The resulting convection causes air to rise up the tower by the chimney effect. This airflow drives wind turbines to produce electricity.
Read more about Solar Updraft Tower: Design, History, Efficiency, Related Ideas and Adaptations, Financial Feasibility
Famous quotes containing the words solar and/or tower:
“Lincoln becomes the American solar myth, the chief butt of American credulity and sentimentality.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)
“The King’s name is a tower of strength.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)