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Spain has completed a 377 ft tall 'power tower'. The tower is surrounded by mirrors that reflect the heat up to the tower. The heat is then transformed into steam generated power. The 624 large mirrors around the tower will heat the top of the tower to around 482 ° F. This is expected to produce around 11MW of electricity. This project from Spain also includes the construction of a second, larger tower which is expected to produce twice as much power.

The article ends on a sour note, however, when they mention the sad fact that it costs twice as much money to generate electricity from solar sources as from conventional sources.