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Selling solar energy as a cash cropThe paper considers solar energy equipment which, besides supplying energy for farmstead needs, would convert excess energy to a transportable form to sell to a power company. It is suggested that a concentrating two-axis tracking spheroidal collector would cost as little as $5/sq ft if mass produced. The proposed system uses 7854 sq ft of collector area (set in about one acre of land), and the cost payback is estimated.
Document ID
19790028712
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Brantley, L. W.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, Ala., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1978
Publication Information
Publication: Agricultural Engineering
Volume: 59
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Accession Number
79A12725
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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