I'm pretty sure that was part of the plot from The Mummy? :)
In any case, desert is great for preserving stuff in terms of low humidity (ie things don't rot). Not so good for preserving stuff in terms of them getting sand blasted. Especially in AZ where winds routinely hit 100mph+ during gusts and 60mph during windstorms. Not to mention the haboobs.
Also, the prototype of this tower in Spain figured out that the plastics they were using were "not durable enough". I would imagine that means they disintegrated? I'm wondering what they're planning on building this thing out of.
In any case, desert is great for preserving stuff in terms of low humidity (ie things don't rot). Not so good for preserving stuff in terms of them getting sand blasted. Especially in AZ where winds routinely hit 100mph+ during gusts and 60mph during windstorms. Not to mention the haboobs.
Also, the prototype of this tower in Spain figured out that the plastics they were using were "not durable enough". I would imagine that means they disintegrated? I'm wondering what they're planning on building this thing out of.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_updraft_tower#First_Proto...