EEVblog 1553 - World’s First Commercial Solar Power Station

Dave visits the world’s first commercial solar power station in White Cliffs, a small opal mining town in outback Australia. Built in 1981 and using 14 heliostatic tracking 5m diameter dishes, this concentrated thermal solar plant produced 25kW of power using a steam generator. Links: Analysis report: Mirror efficiency data: Heritage Listing: History: Steam genertor assesment: Forum: If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon: Or with crypto: BTC: 33BsprBQNBtHuVzVwDmqWkpDjYnCouwASM ETH: 0x68114e40ff4dcdd384750500501e20acf3875f8c BCH: 35n9KBPw9T7M3NGzpS3t4nUYEf9HbRmkm4 USDC: 0x68114e40ff4dcdd384750500501e20acf3875f8c LTC: MJfK57ujxy55su4XicVGQc9wcEJf6mAoXF Web Site: Other channels: EEVblog2: EEVdiscover: T-Shirts: #ElectronicsCreators #Solar #Tour