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Using solar and wind to produce power from steam as needed?

How practical would it be to store near boiling hot water - kept hot from solar and wind - and use small amounts of grid electricity to produce steam from this on demand .
This steam could drive a steam turbine to produce green power for...


Collecting solar energy and producing steam to drive turbine generators is a good idea. There have been many experimental plants doing this over the years. There have also been many experiments done on the best medium to use for storing the heat...

2008-02-29 19:51:33 by newinventor999

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Solar steam system for electrical generation

How can I build a steam powered boat or solar powered water purifier?

I'm going to enter a science fair and I want to build either:

(i) A steam powered boat (doesn't have to be huge... best if it can fit into my sink or bathtub so I can test it)

(ii) Solar powered water purifier (this I...


This doesn't exactly fit what you are looking for, but if you wanted to make a solar or candle- powered boat instead of steam powered, here's a really amazing engine design that can be made worth aluminum cans and about $5 worth of other stuff. This

2007-03-03 16:41:40 by -WANTED-

Blade Design and Analysis for Steam Turbines
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Opinion:Is the better example of solar power(1) use a collector to make a steam powered generator or(2) use...

direct sunlight to make electricity(which is usually produced electromechanically by the way)?


Only the future can tell us.

What I can tell you know is that the photovoltaic (direct conversion) industry is already powerful and growing fast with rapidly decreasing costs.

On the other hand, solar thermal power...

2008-07-08 15:58:09 by christo4_99

The Power of Light : The Epic Story of Man's Quest to Harness the Sun
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Why wont A Solar Powered Steam Engine Car Work?

I thought of this great idea to make a car that runs on solar powered steam. My friends say it wont work... Why?


Think outside the box. Given that converting solar to electric to heat (steam) is not too efficient because of the poor efficiency of conversion of solar panels, then why not try SOLAR COOKERS? Think about a nice concave mirror at whose focal...

2006-08-31 13:27:09 by xavierwold

Could mirrors reflecting and focusing sunlight be used to make steam to power electric generators?

And could insulated water tanks be large enough to retain enough super heated water to generate steam to power the generators be used to act as a buffer so that through the night and on low light days electricty production would be steady without...


Yes.

Here is a link to an article about a power plant in Spain which does just that:
http://petrochemical.ihs.com/news-07Q2/e u-en-solar-plant-spain-4-07.jsp

It is an 11-megawatt plant. These things are very...

2007-05-10 11:38:02 by Stan S

Steam, Wind, Or Solar Powered Project?

For my science class me and a partner have to build a device powered by either wind steam or solar power. The device can do anything. But we want to have the biggest, Coolest project in the whole class! So got any ideas??


A Zeppelin would be very nice I think. It could try to be in the same place measuring the velocity and direction of the wind and canceling it with motors powered by solar light. Or use the solar power to warm the air inside of the Zeppelin, or...

2007-10-11 19:02:19 by mitchell c


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    • Sunflower Design Brightens Solar Energy Prospects

    There are only a few solar concentrator plants in the world, mainly because these multi-mirrored solar power production facilities require giant chunks of land and hefty investments. A new design developed at MIT could make these plants more feasible.

    Using sunflowers as their inspiration, MIT researchers led by assistant professor of mechanical engineering Alexander Mitsos came up with a biomimetic design for a better way to arrange the mirrors. In solar concentrator parlance, the devices that hold the mirrors are called heliostats. Normally, the heliostats are arranged in concentric circles -- bull's eye style -- around a central tower. They reflect light from the sun toward the top of the tower, where there is a solar receiver. The receiver uses the intense heat to produce steam; the steam is used to turn a turbine that drives a generator, producing electricity.

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    How do I create solar energy for myself and use it? | gasmarket.ca

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    Ok so here’s the thing, I want to make my own solar energy . I’m not saying huge amounts that can power my house, I just want enough that I could, I don’t know charge a battery. I also would like to learn how to make solar energy for things like flashlights I make myself. I need to know how to hook the solar power up as a power source. Thank you for all your help and website links would also be appreciated.

    Well, it’s true that PV cells are by far the most efficient, portable, and easiest way to capture solar energy, there is at least one more. Before the 20th century began, Nikola Tesla invented a machine that would use sunlight to heat water into steam. It was basically an array of finely tuned mirrors aimed at a tube filled with water. This method is still used today for solar power stations, except oil is used instead of water, and steam is created through the use of an oil to water heat exchanger (intercooler). This is the best way for large-scale stationary facilities, but since the mirrors have to follow the sun exactly, it requites constant attention.

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