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Solar energy is a very important alternative energy. How could the heliostat and thermal absorption designs for solar towers be improved? What are the benefits should the improvements be made? And would those improvements be worth it?

 

From my investigations of the topic, I have written a paper about the many potential improvements which may be made to the design of a solar towers, including heliostat placement, the optimization of tower height, fluid, and construction of the site in addition to the removal of superfluous heliostat components which can be removed from the tower design.

 

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