Solar power, undoubtedly, is the most abundant source for alternative energy we need.
And common idea of using solar power is through the help of solar panels.
This technique is very helpful and effective in converting the sun's power into usable form of electricity.
But as we all know, it's not only the light that can be used to as power.
The sun's heat itself offers tremendous amount of direct energy we can use for heating and drying.
But why not use this heat to drive turbines? Well, in an indirect way.
As we all know sun's heat offers a natural way to heat water, although not to the boiling point.
But this heat can be concentrated to create enormous amount of energy enough to boil water.
And it would only be possible through the help of solar furnace.
That's right, concentrating the heat through the help of solar furnace can deliver water up to it boiling point or higher.
And after the water boils one can easily use the steam produced to drive a turbine.
This technique can efficiently drive small turbine enough to power a home.
The advantages of this approach would be an easier control and feasibility.
As the furnace can be placed on any direction, operating it the whole day would be quite easy.
Materials to be used for this project would only require a furnace, tubes to where you can make the steam pass, boiler and the turbine.
These materials can even be formed out of recycled materials we have at home, depending on your ingenuity.
And depending on your place, the size of furnace can be adjusted to in order to deliver enough heat into the boiler.
And if you're lucky enough to have most of the raw materials, this project can be setup in a day or two.
Solar power encourages a lot of creative ideas.
Sometime we do not need to look further to harness the sun's tremendous power into our home.