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solar chimney - one kilometre high

solar chimney - one kilometre high

solar chimney - one kilometre high

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Is this the right place to get up to date information on the solar chimney?

For those who are not familiar with it a sloar chimney has a large green house at the bottom.  The sunlight causes the temperature rises inside the green house forcing the air to escape through the chimney by the buoyancy effect.  By sticking a turbine inside the chimney energy is generated.

Australia government has recently approved a scheme to construct a solar chimney for generating about 200MW energy at around A$700 million to be completed in 2005 to 2006.

The stack structures which I am aware of had been built to a current limit of about 350m high.  I hold a personal belief that if this one-kilometre chimney fails its expectation then the structural engineering/economic could be the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

Any view from fellow strcutural professionals?

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