A town in Norway has installed giant solar mirrors to bring some sunlight into the town in winter.

A Norwegian town, deprived of sunlight during the winter, has placed giant mirrors on top of surrounding mountains that will beam light into the valley to cheer up the locals.

The mountains surrounding Rjukan put the town in the shade throughout the long Norwegian winter.

Rjukan, some 160 kilometers west of the capital Oslo, is encircled by high hillsides which let no direct sunlight into the town between September and March. For years about 3,500 people living in the area suffered from the lack of sun and had to use a cable car to get on top of the mountains to enjoy some -rays in winter.

But now three 17-meter large mirrors - hoisted by helicopters and erected about 450 meters above Rjukan - will reflect light onto the town's market square creating the illusion of a second sun. The mirrors – computer-driven heliostats – are designed to follow the movement of the sun over the horizon.



Source: BBC, RT News