Their idea was majestic and lofty. Higher than the tallest mountains.
Higher than the atmosphere and the ozone layer. Yes, even higher.
Higher than the moon?
U-huh.
Higher than the stars?
Um, okay, now come back down a bit and settle on the nearest star to our planet.
Yes, that one.
The sun.
For their goal was to harness the sun's power using thousands of mirrors (24,000 mirrors or heliostats) to heat up water in two towers to convert solar energy into enough electricity that will power 4,000 houses.
What is Mama gnome talking about?
Is Mama gnome suffering from heat stroke?
No, no, no. Though sleep deprived, Mama gnome's mind is as sharp as sloth's toes.
According to eSolar:
"Sierra SunTower will supply 5 MW of clean, renewable energy to the grid. The full-scale power plant, the only one of its kind in the U.S., produces electricity for Southern California Edison (SCE) and will power up to 4,000 homes."
photo from: eSolar
In addition to creating clean, renewable energy, they've created hundreds of jobs for people at this time of economic difficulties.
Mama gnome is really impressed with this council of gifted humans.
Can they be any more brilliant?
It turns out, YES.
According to their Sierra Tower Fact Sheet:
The 5 MW output of Sierra SunTower will reduce CO2 emissions by 7,000 tons
per year. For perspective, Sierra SunTower’s annual impact is equivalent to:
• Planting 5,265 acres of trees
• Removing 1,368 automobiles from the road
• Saving 650,000 gallons of gasoline
Here's a video by another brilliant human, Hank Green of ecogeek.org explaining this project:
video from: ecogeek
Mama gnome feels hot all of a sudden.
Did the TV just turn on by itself?
Whoa...
Mama gnome will hide in her burrough for a while but will return soon after she's cooled down sipping relaxing draught.
Meanwhile, stay Cool, stay Hot, stay GREEN.
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