Technology is not just for profits!

I saw the above story on CNN international while going through my daily routine. I really like the prospects that this new technology holds. Specifically
I like how this could be used in Africa to produce energy in rural
communities. I had the opportunity
to spend some time in both Nigeria and Benin Republic. While I was in Nigeria I visited Old
Oyo City and while in Benin Republic I stayed in a village Iyoko. During my time in both places one this
was common, electricity was primarily used at night. There was enough sun light during the daytime that you could
leave the windows open and have sufficient light do what you needed to do. Now I'm not saying that it is like this
every where, but stay with me. It
was during the night time that people would use diesel generators to produce
electricity. The use of generators
has two things against it. First
you are still relying on fossil fuel and second the generator is creating
exhaust which increases green house ga****.

The PS10 type of method of generating energy would work very well in
Africa. I'm not saying it's
perfect but it would work very well.
The reason I say it will work very well is that Africa gets a lot of
sunlight. When most people think
of using the sun as a source of renewable energy they think of solar
panels. But the use of solar
panels has its limitation such as the cost to manufacturer the panels
themselves. With a PS10 type of
facility you are using traditional way of generating energy with a twist. Fossil fuels are used in power
generation to heat the water that creates the steam to run the turbine that
spins the magnet to create electricity.
They have removed the need for fossil fuel by using the sun to heat the
water. The way I see it, you could
have a large number of small facilities like this all over Africa producing
energy for the cities and small villages.
This could change Africa for the better.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/04/solucar.solar.farm/index.html?hpt=C1