AROA installs its second Solar Tulip power tower in Spain

Solar-power harvesting facilities don’t really need to be an eyesore, proved the company AROA. Developers of some pretty aesthetically-beautiful installations that generate enough energy to power up thousands of homes, AROA has now set up its second energy-generating Solar Tulip power tower in Spain. The flower-shaped tower is in all essence a concentrated solar power (CSP) electrical generator and uses less water than steam solar generators. The facility sports 50 mirrors that track the sun and heat the bulb to a whopping 1,000 degrees centigrade that in turn expands air through a turbine to generate electricity. Priced at $550,000, the plant will add a touch of green renewable energy to the electricity grid in Spain.
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