Although they’re falling out of use these days, both because they’re not very environmentally friendly on account of being instant bird death-rays, and also because regular solar panels are cheap enough that it’s not worth it to make a big thermosolar plant.
A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 11 hours ago
Yeah about that.
Those are termosolar powerplant, they use the sun to boil water and spin a turbine.
T156@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
MousePotatoDoesStuff@lemmy.world 33 minutes ago
I wonder if it could be worth it to make one of those on other planets/the Moon one day. No birds to worry about there.
PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 4 minutes ago
Not a lot of atmosphere on the moon.
Transmitting heat across distances in effectively a vacuum doesn’t work too well.
Just look a the size of the radiators the ISS has to have, and they’re not even sending heat anywhere in particular, that’s just getting it off station
untorquer@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Habitat destruction and pesticides are unfathomably worse for birds.
A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 6 hours ago
Idk, my country just inaugurated a gigantic one of these.
Also, fotovoltaic pannels decay with time and have to be replaced, 15 years I think? Their manufacturing isn’t also the greenest thing on earth.
You build one of these, and you can run it for a long long time.
drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 hours ago
15 years I think
This number gets lower every time I see it.
First, manufacturers typically guarantee their panels for 25 to 30 years.
Second, while we can extrapolate from existing data and perform accelerated aging tests, we’re actually not completely sure how long PV panels last in the real world because the oldest ones from 1987 are still going.
untorquer@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Lies! Well the thermal plant is also fine but photovoltaics are really, really good.
asg101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 hours ago
fotovoltaic pannels decay with time and have to be replaced, 15 years I think?
much longer: slashgear.com/…/solar-panel-lifespan-longer-new-s…
nexguy@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
RavingGrob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 hours ago
arrow74@lemmy.zip 4 hours ago
The sun heats the planet unevenly, this causes wind. Wind is solar
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 8 hours ago
do you not know how those work?
the sun shines on the side angled upwards and heats it up. everybody knows hot air rises, so this raises the blade, creating the spinning motion.
it’s basic, really. third grade stuff.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
I really love how it’s almost that simple.
the sun shines on the
side angled upwardsplanet and heats it up. everybody knows hot air rises,so this raisescreating winds that drive the blade, creating the spinning motion.
chunes@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Why do I have an overwhelming urge to climb that
Hedup@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
You know if you’re a moth, you can just fly up there.
humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
No brother!
mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 hours ago
BRotHeR i cRaVe foR tHe ForBiDDen liGhT
Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 hours ago
You played too many Ubisoft games.
fascicle@leminal.space 10 hours ago
Are you perhaps living in a place where it snows or something
sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 10 hours ago
Sam McGee just wants to do free climbing
PointyFluff@lemmy.ml 10 hours ago
ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 6 hours ago
Ahkshually, those tend to boils salt…which is later used to boil water.
agentTeiko@piefed.social 4 hours ago
Its even more metal they heat salt that heats water to spin the turbine. This keeps the power generation well after sun down.