And in #GoodNews ...

"Scientists have used solar power to heat an object to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit (1,000 degrees Celsius) — hot enough to power a steel furnace. The proof-of-concept study, published May 15 in the journal Device, demonstrates how solar energy could replace fossil fuels in high-temperature manufacturing processes, such as smelting steel."

#PrudenceWade, 2024

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/solar-power-generated-enough-heat-to-power-a-steel-furnace

#energy #RenewableEnergy #SolarPower #SolarFurnace #SteelSmelting

#SolarFurnace to melt #steel at 2000°C for #Swiss #recycler #Panatère - #SolarPACES

"Rather than #gas or #electricity, Panatère is preparing to use direct #sunlight to #recycle steel. It has equipped itself with a powerful concentrating #solar furnace, which will allow it to melt #metal with near-zero #environmental and #energy costs. The solar furnace could melt up to 400 tons of #recycled steel each year."

https://www.solarpaces.org/solar-furnace-to-melt-steel-at-2000c-for-swiss-recycler-panatere/