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would fall under structural and energy regulations" ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Overstated feasibility claims", "High water consumption", "Structural risks of very tall towers" ], "in_scope": [], "out_of_scope": [], "characteristics": [], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Explain the proposed energy tower concept and its claimed performance with sources.", "Present assessments of feasibility and costs from independent studies." ], "must_not": [ "Present an energy tower as a proven, operating power source.", "Overstate output or efficiency to attract investors.", "Ignore water use and humidity effects in arid regions.", "Give personalised investment advice on energy tower projects." ], "requires_human": [ "Publishing feasibility claims used for funding or permits." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Promoting unproven energy schemes can mislead investors and divert resources.", "Large towers in deserts would affect scarce water and local communities." ], "affected_parties": [ "Investors", "Communities near proposed sites", "Energy planners" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "Nobody owns the concept; project developers answer for any proposal.", "master_systems": [] } }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q1394776: energy tower", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1394776", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Energy tower (downdraft)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_tower_%28downdraft%29", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "understand", "name": "Understand", "description": "What an energy tower is.", "rationale": "Attribution.", "layers": [ { "id": "definition", "name": "Definition", "description": "Definition.", "findings": [ { "id": "definition-finding", "name": "Definition", "description": "Definition.", "questions": [ { "text": "What is a downdraft energy tower, and how does it differ from solar updraft towers, cooling towers, wind turbines and solar power towers?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Is the question about a real installation or a proposal, which needs current sources?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "principle", "name": "Principle", "description": "Operating principle.", "findings": [ { "id": "principle-finding", "name": "Principle", "description": "Principle.", "questions": [ { "text": "How would evaporative cooling create a downdraft to drive turbines?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Which entry fits evaporative cooling?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "history", "name": "History", "description": "History.", "rationale": "Sources.", "layers": [ { "id": "carlson", "name": "Carlson", "description": "Early patent.", "findings": [ { "id": "carlson-finding", "name": "Carlson", "description": "Carlson.", "questions": [ { "text": "What did Phillip Carlson s patent propose?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which references are standard?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] }, { "id": "technion", "name": "Technion", "description": "Technion research.", "findings": [ { "id": "technion-finding", "name": "Technion", "description": "Technion.", "questions": [ { "text": "What did Technion researchers study about energy towers?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which sources are cited?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "feasibility", "name": "Feasibility", "description": "Feasibility.", "rationale": "Attribution.", "layers": [ { "id": "water", "name": "Water", "description": "Water use.", "findings": [ { "id": "water-finding", "name": "Water", "description": "Water.", "questions": [ { "text": "How much water would towers use, and what do critics say, with estimates attributed?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "text": "Is the presentation neutral and attributed?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "cost", "name": "Cost", "description": "Cost debates.", "findings": [ { "id": "cost-finding", "name": "Cost", "description": "Cost.", "questions": [ { "text": "What do proponents and sceptics say about costs and output, with positions attributed?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Is the information current?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "context", "name": "Context", "description": "Related concepts.", "rationale": "Context.", "layers": [ { "id": "updraft", "name": "Updraft towers", "description": "Solar updraft towers.", "findings": [ { "id": "updraft-finding", "name": "Updraft towers", "description": "Updraft towers.", "questions": [ { "text": "How did the Manzanares solar updraft prototype work?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits solar updraft tower?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "arid", "name": "Arid regions", "description": "Siting.", "findings": [ { "id": "arid-finding", "name": "Arid regions", "description": "Arid regions.", "questions": [ { "text": "Why are hot dry coastal regions proposed as sites?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Is the information accurate?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Should the registry label be disambiguated as downdraft energy tower?", "How should feasibility studies be linked?", "Has any pilot been built, as current sources should confirm?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 4, "layers": 8, "findings": 8, "questions": 16 } }