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The solar furnace at Odeillo in the Pyrénées-Orientales in France can reach temperatures up to

A solar furnace is a structure that uses concentrated solar power to produce high temperatures, usually for industry. Parabolic mirrors or heliostats concentrate light (Insolation) onto a focal point. The temperature at the focal point may reach , and this heat can be used to generate electricity, melt steel, make hydrogen fuel or nanomaterials.

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Article about the Odeillo and Mont Louis solar fur... Article about the Odeillo and Mont Louis solar furnaces www.anglophone-direct.com/Mont-Louis-Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via - Web

Hochflussdichte Sonnenofen des DLR, Köln Hochflussdichte Sonnenofen des DLR, Köln www.dlr.de/tt/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-2881/4512_read-6629/ - Web

Page including an animation of a solar furnace Page including an animation of a solar furnace www.promes.cnrs.fr/TOUT-PUBLIC/Les-fours/lesfours1.htm# - Web

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BBC News article about the solar power station ser... BBC News article about the solar power station serving Seville, Spain news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6616651.stm - Web

Build a solar furnace Build a solar furnace amasci.com/amateur/mirror.html - Web

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