POWER FROM SUM'S RAYS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 4, 5 January 1914, Page 6

POWER FROM SUM'S RAYS.

"Tho Times" says that a private exhibition was given in November at tho Shaftesbury Pavilion, Shaftesburyavenue, London, of photographs illustrating' irrigation plant belonging to the Sun Power Company which is in operation at Cairo, and which derives its power entirely from steam generated direct from the sun. A series of films thrown on the screen showed the phu.it at work. The irrigation plant consists of sun heat absorbers, five in. number, a lowpressure reciprocating steam engine, a reciprocating pump, and auxiliary apparatus. The heat, absorbers consist of parabolic frames of light icon, sot with mirrors in such a manner that the mirrors catch the sun's light and reflect it ( oii the two sides of long boilers. The plant is stated to be capable of pumping 6000 gallons of water per minute. Every acre of ground covered with mirrors will, it is said, produce 2-30 effective horse-power, and consequently it would appear that to get any desired amount of power one has simply to cover the requisite number of acres.

Mr Frank Sherman, of Philadelphia, the inventor, stated that the Sudanese Government is going to build a large station;;in. the '.Sudan., '-.. •■ ;