Monday, July 20, 2009

Next Generation of Solar Dishes Use Less Steel

A new generation of solar dishes that will be in the field by next year has less steel -- about 2 tons -- in the support structure than in previous models.

Overall, the design is 5,000 pounds lighter than its prototype.

Sandia National Laboratories morphed the SunCatcher's original rectangular design into a radial structure that looks...

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