Crescent Dunes Solar Thermal Facility
July 23, 2017 - Tonapah, NV- Over 10,000 tracking heliostats focus solar energy at the receiver on the 640 foot power tower at the Crescent Dunes Solar Thermal Facility, owned by SolarReserve. The facility, built with US sourced steel, glass and technology, provides more than 500,000 megawatt hours of electricity per year, available day or night through molten salt storage. (Photo by DENNIS SCHROEDER / NREL)
Crescent Dunes Solar Thermal Facility
July 23, 2017 - Tonapah, NV- Over 10,000 tracking heliostats focus solar energy at the receiver on the 640 foot power tower at the Crescent Dunes Solar Thermal Facility, owned by SolarReserve. The facility, built with US sourced steel, glass and technology, provides more than 500,000 megawatt hours of electricity per year, available day or night through molten salt storage. (Photo by DENNIS SCHROEDER / NREL)