Posted by Ken Maltby on November 1, 2008, 11:04 pm
> rpautrey2 wrote:
> > (NaturalNews) A successful test has been carried out of a new
> > prototype solar dish that concentrates solar rays by 1,000 times,
> > creating what inventor Doug Wood has called "the most efficient solar
> > collector in existence."
> BS detector alert. How efficient? Numbers please.
> > The device is a 12-foot-wide dish made from thin, mirrored aluminum
> > tubing and strips of mirrored glass. Water runs through the center of
> > the dish in a coil of tubing, which is painted black for maximum heat
> > absorption.
> What kind of paint is being used that'll withstand 1,000 suns? I'm
> interested in manufacturer, source, and price (or is this "theoretical"
> paint?)
> > The collector is so effective at focusing light that when it is
> > pointed directly at the sun, the water in the middle instantly
> > vaporizes into steam. The prototype has also been used to set a plank
> > of wood on fire, and researchers believe that it should be able to
> > generate enough heat to melt steel.
> Very impressive. See 3rd and 4th photos from the bottom
> athttp://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/Projects/Stirling/Heat.html- and that was
> only a 4' wide collector.
> > Wood has signed over the rights to the device's design to a team of
> > MIT students, who built the prototype and have launched a company to
> > mass produce the devices. The company, RawSolar, hopes to use heat
> > generated by the collector to produce steam for electricity
> > generation, industrial processing, or heating or cooling buildings.
> Heck of a deal. I wonder if the MIT kids were dazzled.
> > Wood spoke approvingly of the changes that the students had made to
> > his design
> Hmm. Maybe not as dazzled as he'd hoped...
> > "They really have simplified this and made it user-friendly, so
> > anybody can build it," he said.
> Barring some disability or lack of high school math skills, why would
> anyone not be able to build a parabolic trough?
> > Unlike with many alternative energy sources, large-scale production is
> > not required to make the solar dishes cost-efficient, Wood said.
> > Because the materials to make the device are so cheap and because
> > larger dishes require a larger, more expensive support structure,
> > small dishes actually costs only one-third as much as large ones for
> > every unit of collecting area.
> BS detector alert!
> > "I've looked for years at a variety of solar approaches, and this is
> > the cheapest I've seen," said David Pelly of MIT. "And the key thing
> > in scaling it globally is that all of the materials are inexpensive
> > and accessible anywhere in the world."
> Hmm. David needs to get out a bit more.
> > Sources for this story include:www.foxnews.com;web.mit.edu.
> I would have expected better of an MIT public source.
> --
> Morris Dovey
> DeSoto Solar
> DeSoto, Iowa USAhttp://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/
KOOK!
But a "kook" who has actually built a few solar concentrators.
Your constant postings are ammusing and provide a glimpse into
what the brain dead Eco popular media has to say, no one who
has a real practical interest in "homepower" is impressed. We
certianly don't see a simple solar concentrator as a breakthrough
discovery, it is most sad, and telling, that you do.
Lol;
Ken
Posted by rpautrey2 on November 2, 2008, 5:46 am
KM,
You must be part of the 'KOOK CULT'.
PA
> > rpautrey2 wrote:
> > > (NaturalNews) A successful test has been carried out of a new
> > > prototype solar dish that concentrates solar rays by 1,000 times,
> > > creating what inventor Doug Wood has called "the most efficient solar
> > > collector in existence."
> > BS detector alert. How efficient? Numbers please.
> > > The device is a 12-foot-wide dish made from thin, mirrored aluminum
> > > tubing and strips of mirrored glass. Water runs through the center of
> > > the dish in a coil of tubing, which is painted black for maximum heat
> > > absorption.
> > What kind of paint is being used that'll withstand 1,000 suns? I'm
> > interested in manufacturer, source, and price (or is this "theoretical"
> > paint?)
> > > The collector is so effective at focusing light that when it is
> > > pointed directly at the sun, the water in the middle instantly
> > > vaporizes into steam. The prototype has also been used to set a plank
> > > of wood on fire, and researchers believe that it should be able to
> > > generate enough heat to melt steel.
> > Very impressive. See 3rd and 4th photos from the bottom
> > athttp://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/Projects/Stirling/Heat.html-and that was
> > only a 4' wide collector.
> > > Wood has signed over the rights to the device's design to a team of
> > > MIT students, who built the prototype and have launched a company to
> > > mass produce the devices. The company, RawSolar, hopes to use heat
> > > generated by the collector to produce steam for electricity
> > > generation, industrial processing, or heating or cooling buildings.
> > Heck of a deal. I wonder if the MIT kids were dazzled.
> > > Wood spoke approvingly of the changes that the students had made to
> > > his design
> > Hmm. Maybe not as dazzled as he'd hoped...
> > > "They really have simplified this and made it user-friendly, so
> > > anybody can build it," he said.
> > Barring some disability or lack of high school math skills, why would
> > anyone not be able to build a parabolic trough?
> > > Unlike with many alternative energy sources, large-scale production is
> > > not required to make the solar dishes cost-efficient, Wood said.
> > > Because the materials to make the device are so cheap and because
> > > larger dishes require a larger, more expensive support structure,
> > > small dishes actually costs only one-third as much as large ones for
> > > every unit of collecting area.
> > BS detector alert!
> > > "I've looked for years at a variety of solar approaches, and this is
> > > the cheapest I've seen," said David Pelly of MIT. "And the key thing
> > > in scaling it globally is that all of the materials are inexpensive
> > > and accessible anywhere in the world."
> > Hmm. David needs to get out a bit more.
> > > Sources for this story include:www.foxnews.com;web.mit.edu.
> > I would have expected better of an MIT public source.
> > --
> > Morris Dovey
> > DeSoto Solar
> > DeSoto, Iowa USAhttp://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/
> KOOK!
> But a "kook" who has actually built a few solar concentrators.
> Your constant postings are ammusing and provide a glimpse into
> what the brain dead Eco popular media has to say, no one who
> has a real practical interest in "homepower" is impressed. We
> certianly don't see a simple solar concentrator as a breakthrough
> discovery, it is most sad, and telling, that you do.
> Lol;
> Ken- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
Posted by Eeyore on November 2, 2008, 4:31 am
rpautrey2 wrote:
> KOOK!
Really ? Morris does REAL solar systems.
Check his credentials.
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/
Graham
Posted by Eeyore on November 2, 2008, 4:29 am
Morris Dovey wrote:
> rpautrey2 wrote:
> > (NaturalNews) A successful test has been carried out of a new
> > prototype solar dish that concentrates solar rays by 1,000 times,
> > creating what inventor Doug Wood has called "the most efficient solar
> > collector in existence."
> BS detector alert. How efficient? Numbers please.
The guy's a nutcase press release believer/spammer - best ignore him.
Graham
Posted by rpautrey2 on November 2, 2008, 5:46 am
Eyesore,
Another 'KOOK CULT' member.
PA
wrote:
> Morris Dovey wrote:
> > rpautrey2 wrote:
> > > (NaturalNews) A successful test has been carried out of a new
> > > prototype solar dish that concentrates solar rays by 1,000 times,
> > > creating what inventor Doug Wood has called "the most efficient solar
> > > collector in existence."
> > BS detector alert. How efficient? Numbers please.
> The guy's a nutcase press release believer/spammer - best ignore him.
> Graham
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> > (NaturalNews) A successful test has been carried out of a new
> > prototype solar dish that concentrates solar rays by 1,000 times,
> > creating what inventor Doug Wood has called "the most efficient solar
> > collector in existence."
> BS detector alert. How efficient? Numbers please.
> > The device is a 12-foot-wide dish made from thin, mirrored aluminum
> > tubing and strips of mirrored glass. Water runs through the center of
> > the dish in a coil of tubing, which is painted black for maximum heat
> > absorption.
> What kind of paint is being used that'll withstand 1,000 suns? I'm
> interested in manufacturer, source, and price (or is this "theoretical"
> paint?)
> > The collector is so effective at focusing light that when it is
> > pointed directly at the sun, the water in the middle instantly
> > vaporizes into steam. The prototype has also been used to set a plank
> > of wood on fire, and researchers believe that it should be able to
> > generate enough heat to melt steel.
> Very impressive. See 3rd and 4th photos from the bottom
> athttp://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/Projects/Stirling/Heat.html- and that was
> only a 4' wide collector.
> > Wood has signed over the rights to the device's design to a team of
> > MIT students, who built the prototype and have launched a company to
> > mass produce the devices. The company, RawSolar, hopes to use heat
> > generated by the collector to produce steam for electricity
> > generation, industrial processing, or heating or cooling buildings.
> Heck of a deal. I wonder if the MIT kids were dazzled.
> > Wood spoke approvingly of the changes that the students had made to
> > his design
> Hmm. Maybe not as dazzled as he'd hoped...
> > "They really have simplified this and made it user-friendly, so
> > anybody can build it," he said.
> Barring some disability or lack of high school math skills, why would
> anyone not be able to build a parabolic trough?
> > Unlike with many alternative energy sources, large-scale production is
> > not required to make the solar dishes cost-efficient, Wood said.
> > Because the materials to make the device are so cheap and because
> > larger dishes require a larger, more expensive support structure,
> > small dishes actually costs only one-third as much as large ones for
> > every unit of collecting area.
> BS detector alert!
> > "I've looked for years at a variety of solar approaches, and this is
> > the cheapest I've seen," said David Pelly of MIT. "And the key thing
> > in scaling it globally is that all of the materials are inexpensive
> > and accessible anywhere in the world."
> Hmm. David needs to get out a bit more.
> > Sources for this story include:www.foxnews.com;web.mit.edu.
> I would have expected better of an MIT public source.
> --
> Morris Dovey
> DeSoto Solar
> DeSoto, Iowa USAhttp://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/
KOOK!