Arizona should be getting some of these sci-fi eco monsters in 2015.
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Solar updraft towers combine three technologies to produce power: the greenhouse effect, the chimney effect and wind turbine. Sunshine heats the canopy at the base of the tall chimney causing air to flow upwards towards the turbines at the base which then convert that flow into electricity. The solar tower requires low maintenance, no feed stock (uranium, coal etc.) and emits no pollution.
(via Arizona getting colossal solar updraft tower in 2015 – digitaltrends.com)
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