Strypey<p>And in <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodNews</span></a> ...</p><p>"Scientists have used solar power to heat an object to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit (1,000 degrees Celsius) — hot enough to power a steel furnace. The proof-of-concept study, published May 15 in the journal Device, demonstrates how solar energy could replace fossil fuels in high-temperature manufacturing processes, such as smelting steel."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/PrudenceWade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrudenceWade</span></a>, 2024</p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/solar-power-generated-enough-heat-to-power-a-steel-furnace" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">livescience.com/planet-earth/s</span><span class="invisible">olar-power-generated-enough-heat-to-power-a-steel-furnace</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SolarPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SolarFurnace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFurnace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SteelSmelting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SteelSmelting</span></a></p>