Another way to make heat and electricity is with a Fresnel lens, which was originally developed for lighthouses. For solar power plants, the lenses focus light on a tube carrying liquid that gets converted into steam.
Ausra, originally from Australia, has signed on with Pacific Gas & Electric to build a
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