High-temperature pipeline

Abstract

A solar insulation capturing and transporting system includes a solar insulation receiving member configured in combination with a dual walled conduit. Fluid is flowed through one portion of the conduit and into the solar insulation receiving member and thence into a second portion of the conduit. Heat energy captured in the fluid is then transferred, in the flowing fluid, to a use location where the energy may be usefully exploited.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 779,983, filed Mar. 7, 2006, which is herein incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to the field of the generation of energy. More particularly, the invention relates to the generation of energy using heat, including energy generated using solar insulation directly or indirectly as a heat source. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] The generation of energy for purposes of power generation, including the direct conversion of energy to power such as through the use of an internal combustion engine to drive a shaft to rotate a tire for powering a vehicle, as well as the indirect use of using that rotating shaft to drive a generator for the generation of electricity has relied predominately on fossil fuel energy sources for nearly 100 years. Fuels such as oil, nat...

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However, the side affects of nearly one hundred years of fossil fuel use for generating power has resulted in a diminishment of fossil fuel resources at the same time as world demand for energy and power is increasing, geopolitical instability as a result of real or perceived bias in favor of oil producing countries, and environmental impact ranging from ruination of land and other natural resources as coal is strip mined, to greenhouse gas emission based global warming.

As a result, the true cost of fossil fuel based electrical generation is only now just being understood, and the immediate cost, based on the trade value of fossil fuel, is rapidly increasing as supply is outstripped by demand.

A common difficulty associated with the generation of steam for electrical generation using solar insulation is the inability to concentrate heat to generate steam in sufficient quantity at specific quality to effectively and economically generate electricity which can compete in price and reliability with fossil fuel based electrical generation.

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