Solar power tower in Arizona to be world's second tallest building
A gargantuan solar power tower is to be built in the Arizona desert, which, at double the height of the Empire State Building, will be the second tallest building in the world.
The tower, which will be built 130 miles west of Phoenix in La Paz County, is planned as a revolutionary electricity source deep in the desert.
Huge tower will generate electricity using turbines, the sun's heat and a massive 2,600 foot chimney
Enough power will be generated to run 150,000 homes
Building will provide jobs for 1,500 people
Massive structure, which will have a two mile diameter base, will cost $700million to build
A gargantuan solar power tower is to be built in the Arizona desert, which, at double the height of the Empire State Building, will be the second tallest building in the world.
The tower, which will be built 130 miles west of Phoenix in La Paz County, is planned as a revolutionary electricity source deep in the desert.
Huge tower will generate electricity using turbines, the sun's heat and a massive 2,600 foot chimney
Enough power will be generated to run 150,000 homes
Building will provide jobs for 1,500 people
Massive structure, which will have a two mile diameter base, will cost $700million to build
The greenhouse base of the huge tower will be more than two miles in diameter and the diameter of the tower itself will be as big as a football field.
It will be double the height of the Empire State Building and just a bit shorter than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which, standing at 2,717 feet, is the tallest building in the world.
EnviroMission is currently negotiating a land deal with the state and has already agreed a 30-year power purchase agreement with the Southern California Public Power Authority.
It will be double the height of the Empire State Building and just a bit shorter than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which, standing at 2,717 feet, is the tallest building in the world.
EnviroMission is currently negotiating a land deal with the state and has already agreed a 30-year power purchase agreement with the Southern California Public Power Authority.
