Odeillo solar furnace. This array of 9500 parabolic mirrors receives sunlight reflected from an array of 64 flat mirrors (foreground). The parabolic mirrors focus the sunlight onto an area in the central tower (right). This concentrates the energy in a small area and achieves high temperatures of up to 3500 degrees Celsius. This can be used in the form of thermal power,or directly to heat objects. This solar furnace,at Odeillo,France,opened in 1970 and is the largest in the world. Photographed in 2012 | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Wiper, Alastair Philip |
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