American solar company claims that its technology can power 90% of U.S. grid and cars

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According to WIRED Magazine’s online technology blog:

“The solar power plant company, Ausra, has released a paper claiming that solar thermal electric technology can provide 90% of US grid electricity, with enough left over to power a fleet of plug-in hybrids. The company estimates that change over would eliminate 40% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions with a land footprint of 9600 square miles . . .

The key to the scenario, however, is developing the ability to store energy for 16 hours to create a stable power source through cloudy periods and the night, a feat which has so-far eluded engineers.”

To read the full article on wired.com, click here.

To Read Ausra’s paper, click here.


Posted on Friday, March 7th, 2008 at 9:06 am | Tagged in Energy, Energy Efficiency, Photovoltaics | posted by Neidl

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