Practical Solar heliostat

Practical Solar heliostat
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The answer to the previous question is B, a vertical-axis wind turbine capable of generating 1 kilowatt of electricity. A larger version of the same design is installed on Esther's Island near Nantucket.

Next question: This heliostat from Practical Solar is used to:

A. bring sunlight into buildings to cut lighting costs.

B. convert sunlight into electricity.

Answer and new question on next page.

March 16, 2009 4:00 AM PDT

Photo by: Martin LaMonica/CNET

| Caption by: Martin LaMonica

 

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