# Solar Energy The Solar Chimney By Justin Good | Published 2007-03-29 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/200mw-solar-tower References: [gosunsolutions](http://gosunsolutions.com/home/content/view/35/2/) To be built in Austrailia, SolarMission Technologies "are developing the world's first commerical [Solar Tower](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grew-solar) (aka Solar Chimney)." The Solar Chimney will be able to [generate 200MW of electricity](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/energy-storage-installations) equaling enough power to roughly 200,000 households. The construction of this very tall tower (2 1/2 times taller than the Empire Stte Building) "will take almost three years, almost 3,000 contruction workers, and just 15 employees required to supervise, run and maintain the completed site." The solar tower is expected to reduced [carbon dioxide](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-energy-technology) "emmisions by almost 1 million tonnes per year compared to a 200MW brown-coal powered generator." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.9/10 - Popularity: 87% | Activity: 52% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Solar Tower Construction:** There is an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the construction industry by developing advanced techniques for building solar towers. - **Renewable Energy Generation:** The development of solar tower technology presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the renewable energy industry by providing a large-scale, efficient, and sustainable power generation solution. - **Carbon Emission Reduction:** The implementation of solar tower technology offers an opportunity for disruptive innovation in carbon emission reduction efforts and provides a cleaner alternative to traditional energy sources. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Construction:** The construction industry can embrace disruptive innovation by developing specialized methods and technologies specific to the construction of solar towers. - **Renewable Energy:** The renewable energy industry should explore disruptive innovation by investing in research and development of solar tower technology for large-scale electricity generation. - **Environmental Conservation:** Efforts to reduce carbon emissions can benefit from disruptive innovation in solar tower technology, providing a cleaner and greener energy source for a sustainable future. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sustainable EV Charging Stations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/change-wind-corporation.md) - [Solar-Lined Energy Towers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-tower-1.md) - [Solar Energy Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/michael-jantzen-2.md) - [Gigawatt Solar Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gigawatt-solar-projects.md) - [Tree-Inspired Solar Panel Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solarbotanic-energy-tree.md) - [Grid-Connected Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-electric-pavilion.md) - [Solar-Powered Vineyard Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vineyard-building.md) - [Consolidated Photovoltaic Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/photovoltaic-systems.md) - [Solar Energy Technology Websites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-energy-technology.md)