More alternative energy is on its way according to the Obama administration. This last Monday, the Obama administration approved the world's largest concentrated power plant to be built in the Mojave Desert of California. This mega plant is said to cost an estimate of six billion dollars, but will generate roughly a thousand construction jobs and provide about three hundred steady jobs that will coincide with running the plant.
"Developer Solar Millennium," a company that is based out of Germany, will be overseeing the production of this solar plant. The Interior Department is not thrilled with this construction of the plant because the plant will take a vast chunk of wildlife habitat and remove them from the area. The Interior Department states that "Developer Solar Millennium" will have to provide funding for roughly eight-thousand acres of land for lizards, owls, tortoises, and bighorn sheep.
The way the plant will work is by using big "mirrors" that will reflect the sun and direct the focused energy into tubes that contain H2O. The heat from the concentrated sun energy will cause the water to boil and produce steam. A turbine then will use the steam to further produce electricity. This project at its peak, has the ability to provide enough energy to run 2 million homes.
I believe this to be a good investment. Even though it has a ridiculously high cost to build, people who might not have jobs, which is a growing number, will have an opportunity to get one. The plant will also add 300 jobs to run the facility, which will help out a little bit. This will also cut down (slimly) the need for products like coal, to produce electricity. The sun will be around longer than coal and other nonrenewable recourses, so why not use it a little more? I still think there is still a need for production and refining nonrenewable recourses, but I think we can do a few smaller things, like solar plants, to cut down the rate of consumption.
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ReplyDeleteIn Mr. Gosman's "Solar Power Pass," he describes the new plan the Obama Administration is proposing for alternative energy. He states how the project will cost roughly six billion dollars, but will generate up to a thousand jobs to help build the plant and keep approximately three hundred steady jobs to run the plant. Aside from the project being extremely pricey, it will also wipe out eight thousand acres of land that will need to be funded for wildlife that will lose their home.
ReplyDelete"Mirrors" will be set up to reflect the sun towards little tubes that contain water. The reflection frmo the sun will cause the water to boil and produce steam. Then a turbine will be used to convert it to electricity. Mr. Gosman agrees that, although it will cost a fortune, it will be a good investment and generate a lot of jobs.
I completely agree with his argument. I think the fact that it costs so much will be worth it considering it will provide energy for two million homes and provide jobs for a thousand people. Like he said, the sun will be around for a lot longer than coal and other non renewable sources so why not make good use out of it?