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Prediction
Cost to consumer
Now: 1825 c
Future: 5 c
Role in global power supply
Now: <0.1%
2050: up to 25%
Solar updraft tower
How it works
Heated air rises through giant towers > starts turbines
Now
Spain Manzanares 198689
Namibia 1,5 km "Green tower"
Disadvantages
Enormous building costs. Requires large areas, but can be used as
greenhouses
Solar updraft tower
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Spain, Manzanares
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