Strypey @strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
And in #GoodNews ...

"Scientists have used solar power to heat an object to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit (1,000 degrees Celsius) — hot enough to power a steel furnace. The proof-of-concept study, published May 15 in the journal Device, demonstrates how solar energy could replace fossil fuels in high-temperature manufacturing processes, such as smelting steel."

#PrudenceWade, 2024

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/solar-power-generated-enough-heat-to-power-a-steel-furnace

#energy#RenewableEnergy#SolarPower#SolarFurnace#SteelSmelting
Roy -- the dull one
activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
@strypey

This is important research, and I'm very pleased to see of it.

Of historical interest, the Odeillo solar furnace in France has reached 6,330 degrees Fahrenheit. In one of many experiments, it melted steel. But it is a research unit, with a large mirror array, and to make and use one for industrial production would be cumbersome and very costly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odeillo_solar_furnace

Thanks for showing clever current work that could lead to commercial high-temperature solar furnaces!