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Portable Power Station - Your Electricity Supply Now And In The Future?
With energy prices rising and a growing awareness of the harm that utilizing fossil fuels may be causing the environment there is a will to commercialize other forms of power generation. These forms of energy are generically termed renewable power and contain things such as wave and wind power. A frequent type of renewable energy that doesn't have unwanted effects on the environment is solar energy. Solar electricity has been used for thousands of years but it's only in the past fifty years which photovoltaic (PV) technology was utilized to generate electricity. From the early days of the technology, it was simply too inefficient to be considered as a viable alternative to fossil fuels for freshwater cities and towns.
It was expensive so it ended up being used in remote areas where there was no connection to the grid or to get people with loads of money. Through the years the technology has improved the efficacy and the cost has come down. Governments are also encouraging the growth and use of solar power by providing tax breaks and grants. It's started people thinking about creating solar energy power stations and providing energy for tens of thousands of individuals at one time and finally supporting towns and cities. Indeed some solar power channels already exist and some are at the planning stage that are so grand in ambition and layout that they will dwarf lots of the largest structures ever built by mankind. This article will talk about how the solar energy power station operates and a few power stations which are already operational and a few which are intended in the future. Visit our website to get more info about Portable power station factory.
There are numerous solar energy power stations in operation at the moment. The biggest Solar energy power station to be constructed is still in the planning stage in Australia and if it is completed will be the largest manmade structure ever built.
How Does A Solar Energy Power Station Work
The present solar energy station is made up of high number of solar reflectors (known as heliostats). They're shaped in a circle around a solar tower. The point of this heliostats is to guide the suns energy to the base of the solar tower. This highly concentrated warmth rises up the tower and in the process runs turbines or heats up liquid. The turbines are used to make electricity or so the liquid is made into steam that may also be used to operate electricity generating turbines. The European solar energy station currently supports 6000 houses in the vicinity of Seville in Spain. The hopes are that it will eventually encourage the entire city as the number of heliostats is increased. The Australian project intends to provide electricity to 100,000 houses.
Other Considerations Of The Solar Energy Power Station
Clearly the location of the power station is paramount. It needs to be found in areas where the sun shines a lot. Southern Spain and outback Australia tick this box however many different areas on earth might not be able to guarantee the sunlight. The dimensions of each structure is enormous so there needs to be plenty of space. Again, Spain and Australia have the distance but this may not be available in high density living areas like major cities.
The cost of making a solar energy power station is far more complex and costly than a traditional power station however the thinking on this cost will change in the near future. As fossil fuels go up in cost it will be wise to have a solar or other form of renewable energy generator in place. People are more receptive to renewable energy generation than the other option to fossil fuels energy, namely atomic power.
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