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Nuclear power? That's just steam power with extra steps! (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] joyjoy@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

Solar farms did start out as using the sun to boil water. Basically mirrors redirecting light to a central point to super-heat a pipe flowing with water.

[-] burgersc12@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Theres actually been a major increase in solar thermal power stations in the last few years

[-] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

Oh so that's what that big central tower in New Vegas was. I never put two and two together.

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