Power to the People
- Episode aired Oct 12, 2008
- 58m
James examines some ways to tap into alternative, hopefully inexhaustible energy. Solar power can work great based on solar cells, even for a sports car, but a more ambitious solar tower in ... Read allJames examines some ways to tap into alternative, hopefully inexhaustible energy. Solar power can work great based on solar cells, even for a sports car, but a more ambitious solar tower in Andalusia uses reflection from 'heliostats' (mirrors always pointed to the sun by computer... Read allJames examines some ways to tap into alternative, hopefully inexhaustible energy. Solar power can work great based on solar cells, even for a sports car, but a more ambitious solar tower in Andalusia uses reflection from 'heliostats' (mirrors always pointed to the sun by computer-control). Captation in space, well a geostationary station at 32,000 km, is seriously pla... Read all