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New twin-tech solar tower generates twice the power, 24/7

An innovative design can increase energy output from solar updraft towers by more than twofold and works in hot and dry conditions.

Published: Dec 06, 2023 08:04 AM EST
Representational image: A view of a solar updraft tower from Spain in 1982. Widakora/ Wikimedia Commons

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