AzulCrescentlil tidbit about Solar
Not a funni comic and a bit nerdy, but i wanted to write about something that i find cool lol.
Kevin Standlee 💉x8@AzulCrescent There is a form of solar power that does involve boiling water -- "power towers" that concentrate the sun's rays onto a tower, where they melt salt, which goes to a heat-exchanger to boil water and generate heat in a conventional turbine. Their big advantage is that they can store heat and thus generate electricity at night.
I'm a fan of trains, too.
sabik@KevinStandlee @AzulCrescent
Also "molten sodium" is exactly the kind of concept you'd want if you were writing solar-powered steampunk
Also "molten sodium" is exactly the kind of concept you'd want if you were writing solar-powered steampunk
@sabik @AzulCrescent Agreed. When in operation, it does look a bit like a mad scientist's death ray -- or the Eye of Sauron if you prefer fantasy over SF. Here's a picture I took of such a power tower: Crescent Dunes near Tonopah, Nevada, USA. https://flic.kr/p/2m9k57o
