Hyperion
Energy
is
seeking
approval
to
establish
Australia’s
first
plant
powered
by
solar
updraft
technology.
Central
to
the
A$1.6bn
($1.7bn)
project
is
a
1,000-metre-high
tower,
surrounded
by
collector
panels
that
the
company
claims
will
generate
up
to
200MW.
Solar
updraft
towers
work
on
the
principle
that
hot
air
rises.
A
large
collector
uses
the
sun’s
energy
to
warm
the
air
beneath
its
canopy.
This
warm
air
needs
to
rise
and
its
only
escape
is
through
the
tower.
As
it
enters
the
tower,
it
would
turn
the
blades
of
32
turbines.
The
driving…
