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California is now home to the largest solar power plant in the world (pictures)
Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:08 pm
Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:08 pm
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A massive solar plant in the Mojave Desert officially began operation today after years of construction, testing, and development. Co-owned by NRG Energy, BrightSource Energy, and Google, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System is said to be ready to generate nearly 30 percent of all solar thermal energy produced in the United States. The plant consists of three 459-foot tall towers each with tens of thousands of robotic, garage-door sized mirrors that angle sunlight toward a water boiler sitting atop them.
NRG says that the nearly 5.5-square-mile plant is the largest solar project of its type in the world, and that it will be able to provide clean energy to 140,000 neighboring California homes. But though its owners see Ivanpah as a beacon for clean energy sources, the plant has not been without its controversies. The Wall Street Journal reports that its more than 300,000 mirrors have been scorching birds that fly through their path, and the Associated Press reports that local protected tortoises had to be relocated during the plant's construction.
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Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:09 pm to hikingfan
How much are we paying for it?
Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:09 pm to hikingfan
Now, see, that's some Tron shite right there.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:10 pm to hikingfan
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The Wall Street Journal reports that its more than 300,000 mirrors have been scorching birds that fly through their path, and the Associated Press reports that local protected tortoises had to be relocated during the plant's construction.
There always has to be some stupid involved somehow.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:11 pm to hikingfan
Amazing 'low-tech' technology use, (I used to set stuff on fire with a magnifying glass) but 'high-tech' application to generate electricity.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:12 pm to REG861
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How much are we paying for it?
So happy this is the first comment
Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:13 pm to hikingfan
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The Wall Street Journal reports that its more than 300,000 mirrors have been scorching birds that fly through their path
Surely there's video of this, I wanna see it
Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:14 pm to RedlandsTiger
Incredibly cost effective I'm sure
Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:15 pm to hikingfan
I can't belive that state is out of money and facing a water shortage.
My goodness, we should all follow their lead!
Or something...
My goodness, we should all follow their lead!
Or something...
Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:17 pm to REG861
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Message Posted by REG861 How much are we paying for it?
I'm sure it's a lot
Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:27 pm to VetteGuy
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How much are we paying for it?
Co-owned by NRG Energy, BrightSource Energy, and Google
:shrug:
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Posted by VetteGuy
I can't belive that state is out of money and facing a water shortage.
My goodness, we should all follow their lead!
Or something...
As a state CA gives more to the federal government and takes less in return than the great state of Louisiana. The best innovations in the world come from there. So yeah, maybe you should follow their lead.
The water shortage has to do with the lack of rainfall and drought. How is that relevant here?
Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:29 pm to hikingfan
So are all those things just mirrors pointing the sun towards an actual solar shield or whatever on top of the buildings that his absorbing the sunlight and making energy?
Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:30 pm to hikingfan
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As a state CA gives more to the federal government and takes less in return than the great state of Louisiana
Link?
Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:32 pm to hikingfan
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Co-owned by NRG Energy, BrightSource Energy, and Google
If you think this means we aren't paying for it then you are naive.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:32 pm to hikingfan
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As a state CA gives more to the federal government and takes less in return than the great state of Louisiana. The best innovations in the world come from there. So yeah, maybe you should follow their lead.
frick off. They are getting oil from us with minimal royalty fees all while pissing away our coastline.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:32 pm to hikingfan
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Co-owned by NRG Energy, BrightSource Energy, and Google
Look up the federal grants that went into this
Posted on 2/13/14 at 8:33 pm to hikingfan
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As a state CA gives more to the federal government and takes less in return than the great state of Louisiana.
IOU's don't count
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