Mojave Spaceport
Strange looking installation in the Mojave Desert. This is in California, but sits on the California/Nevada border just outside Las Vegas. I noticed a really bright reflection from about 75 miles away, as we flew over it I could see it was a circular solar power installation. It's called the Ivanpah Solar Thermal Plant, and once fully operational it will deploy 170,000 heliostat mirrors focusing solar energy on boilers located on centralized solar power towers.
Mojave Spaceport
Strange looking installation in the Mojave Desert. This is in California, but sits on the California/Nevada border just outside Las Vegas. I noticed a really bright reflection from about 75 miles away, as we flew over it I could see it was a circular solar power installation. It's called the Ivanpah Solar Thermal Plant, and once fully operational it will deploy 170,000 heliostat mirrors focusing solar energy on boilers located on centralized solar power towers.