Show New possibilities for generating electricity are being considered as s a result of the energy crunch and the ever increasing costs of producing energy The experimentation of windmill generators and solar energy devices have never taken on such serious considerations as at the present time The time may come when windmills and solar concentrators concentrators concentrators con con- will be as prevalent o on on the house tops as the TV aerials are now Only recently Robert Redford was rep reported to be looking into constructing a a self-contained self energy system for his Sur Sundance dance Resort in Alpine Canyon near Provo A local experimenter reported last week he is planning to supply his home with self-generating self energy from the wind and sun Along with pioneers in self- self contained home energy generating sources both Mountain Bell and Utah Power and Light Company this week made announcements of new devices which show promise for energy generation Bell Telephone Laboratories is developing a solar cell for converting the suns sun's energy into usable electricity by using a layer of cadmium sulfide deposited on a single crystal of indium This is a cheaper version of a solar battery invented 20 20 years ago by Bell Labs made of more expensive silicon Utah Power and Light and two other electric electric- utilities are testing a solar energy device called a Fixed Mirror Solar Concentrator constructed by General Atomic Company in San Diego The concept is said to be more economical than other methods under underdevelopment underdevelopment underdevelopment development in that the suns sun's rays striking it are always reflected to a focal line parallel to the axis of the mirror This reflection occurs regardless of the direction from which the sun shines on the surface the inventor states Other inventions include windmills that will generate electrical energy with almost no wind Think t of the savings in electric gas and other fuel bills if we could depend on the sun and the wind to produce energy for our homes It must be true that necessity is the mother of invention If there is a way to todo todo todo do it and a need someone will come up with a new way to meet our energy crunch problem Last week was a special tribute week to our law enforcement enforcement enforcement en en- officers Four officers of were honored as outstanding in their profession and one was honored in l his s retirement after alter 34 years of service For outstanding officers in their dep departments we congratulate Lloyd Dee Anderson and Julius R. R Chunky Murray As the most outstanding officer of 01 the year we salute Mike Adams And for 34 w years of dedicated leadership p In law enforcement we take our hat off oft to Sam D. D Hatch of 01 the Utah Highway Pa Patrol |