I have seen the many windmills in Spain but recently I watched a program that showed the CONCENTRATED SOLAR electricity generating plant near Seville. This is the kind that uses a large field of mirrors to focus sunlight at a central point that transfers the heat to a liquid (liquid salt of some sort in this case) and then makes steam to spin a turbine. I mentioned this before (I think I did) but this program was very recent. It mentioned that two new plants are being built in the same area and that Seville will receive most of its electricity needs from them in a few years. Has anyone heard or seen these power plants?

...admiral44...i assume this is what you are referring to:
http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/21/sevilles-solar-power-tower/

Neddie,

Gracias! Yes, that is the system. I want to show the link to my friends in Aruba. This type of system produces much more power than others and is also capable of operating after dark.

I heard a rumor around some engineering circles that they were going to do this somewhere in North Africa where the sun is much stronger. They were going to operate desal plants in order to make fresh water for irrigation.

Anyway, thanks again.