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Re:Dubai Tower generating 10x more energy than required to p... by sanj on Sunday June 15, 2008 @10:14PM (#218336)
This doesn't pass a minimal sniff test in terms of accuracy.

The solar energy impinging on the building will top out at 1kW/m^2, with an insanely optimistic 50% conversion rate, I can't imagine it generating more than 7500kW from solar.

That, by the way, isn't enough to run the hand dryers.

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