How concentrated solar power could fuel the future.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Gross, Bill, on-screen presenter.

Big Think, publisher. .

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solar collectors.

Solar energy.

Heliostat.

Artificial intelligence--Engineering applications.

Artificial intelligence.

Genre:

Educational films.

Short films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Big Think, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

What if we could not only harness the power of the sun, but actually use it to run the entire planet? Concentrated solar power (CSP) has the potential to do just that - using arrays of revolving mirrors called heliostats, light is reflected into a massive receiver. Thanks to recent advancements in technology, the cost to replicate these Sunlight Refineries is dropping. Soon solar energy will be cleaner and cheaper than using fossil fuels, which could mean adoption on a global scale. Heliogen, a company founded by Bill Gross and backed by Bill Gates, wants to eliminate all uses of fossil fuels. Using cameras, AI, and machine learning, they are working to make these CSP systems smarter and much more efficient. This episode is from Hard Reset, a Freethink original series about rebuilding the world from scratch and reimagining everything from first principles.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed September 29, 2022).

OCLC:

1347495838