If the cement industry were a country, it would be the third-largest carbon dioxide emitter in the world behind only China and the U.S. Now, a new solar power company might have a solution. hereandnow
If the cement industry were a country, it would be theThe process used to mix cement not only gives off carbon dioxide as a byproduct, but it also requires a tremendous amount of heat that normally comes from fossil fuels.
“We're essentially making an oven, a huge oven. We set it at 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, which is basically one third the temperature of the surface of the sun,” he says. “It's a field of mirrors that are all perfectly computer controlled to reflect the sunlight to a single spot. We can make these high temperatures and now use the sun to power these industrial processes, like making cement, making steel, making glass.
These mirrors create a solar “death ray,” Gross says, which can be focused on something, like a cement mixer, to power it.
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