Solar Wind Energy Tower's hybrid renewable energy tower asks 'why not both?'

摘要

Wind is one of the many by-products of the sun heating the Earth's surface unevenly. So, in a way, all wind energy is solar energy. Renewable energy developer Solar Wind Energy Tower has applied this principle to a new power system it calls the Solar Wind Downdraft Tower. Unlike technologies dedicated to harnessing solar or wind energy, the Solar Wind Downdraft Tower is capable of generating power with prevailing wind or no wind, day or night, according to the company.