Solar-concentrating solarization apparatus, methods, and applications

A solar-concentrating solarization system, comprising:

• a mobile platform, having at least one surface that is steerable about at least one platform-coordinate axis via at least one first actuator, the at least one surface comprising a plurality of optically reflective elements steerable about at least one optically reflective element-coordinate axis via at least one second actuator;
• a remote temperature sensor to remotely measure a temperature of a soil spot illuminated by the plurality of optically reflective elements;
• and
• a controller operatively connected to at least one of the at least one first actuator and the at least one second actuator to steer a respective one or more of the at least one surface and the plurality of optically reflective elements, the controller being configured to select a soil spot for solarization, to steer the respective one or more of the at least one surface and the plurality of optically reflective elements to target the selected soil spot for solarization, to monitor a temperature of the soil spot measured by the remote temperature sensor, and to determine if the temperature measured by the remote temperature sensor for the selected soil spot has reached a temperature of at least 50° C.