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.
Massive: The structure will be the second tallest in the world - twice the height of the Empire State Building
Mammoth: The greenhouse base of the huge tower will be more than two miles in diameter
Turbines will be used to force air which is heated by the sun through a 2,600 foot chimney in order to generate huge amounts of natural power.
It is estimated that more than one million megawatt hours will be produced by the huge building, providing enough electricity to power 150,000 homes.
The project is being planned by a company called EnviroMission. Its president, Chris Davey, told azfamily.com: 'It doesn't use water; it does it reliably; it does it cost competitively. I don't think the industry could ask for more than that.'
Revolutionary: If it goes through, the $700million project will open up 1,500 new jobs, for engineers and workmen required to help build the facility
Power: The structure will create electricity using wind from turbines and solar heat
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2019197/Arizona-solar-power-tower-worlds-2nd-tallest-building.html#ixzz1TTcVFvNF
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