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Solar Furnace – Odeillo, France

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Building:  Solar Furnace
Location: Odeillo, France
Completion: 1970
Designer: Prof. Felix Trombe

AE Interests: This array of curved mirrors is used to harness the sun’s rays to produce high temperatures for industrial uses. The parabolic reflector focuses light at the focal point, which may reach as high as 6,330°F, to generate electricity, melt steel produce hydrogen fuel and nanomaterials. 

Written by Christopher Lawrence

March 20, 2010 at 7:14 pm

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