WestVirginiaRebel Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Fox News: A stretch of the Mojave Desert has been transformed by hundreds of thousands of mirrors into the largest solar power plant of its type in the world, but the milestone is being met with criticism from environmental groups concerned about the effect of solar energy on desert wildlife. The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, sprawling across roughly 5 square miles of federal land near the California-Nevada border, formally opened Thursday after years of regulatory and legal tangles ranging from relocating tortoises to assessing the impact on plants. The $2.2 billion complex of three generating units, owned by NRG Energy Inc., Google Inc. and BrightSource Energy, can produce nearly 400 megawatts — enough power for 140,000 homes. It began making electricity last year. Google announced in 2011 that it would invest $168 million in the project. As part of its financing, BrightSource also lined up $1.6 billion in loans guaranteed by the Department of Energy. ________ Animals literally get burned by green energy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 "More than 50,000 clusters of mirrors heat the water atop the each of three towers to 1,000 degrees, which results in heat bands — potentially hazardous to birds — radiating from them." From http://www.sbsun.com/environment-and-nature/20140213/californias-largest-solar-plant-unveiled-thursday How many clusters are there in a fuster cluck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickydog Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 : A stretch of the Mojave Desert has been transformed by hundreds of thousands of mirrors into the largest solar power plant of its type in the world, but the milestone is being met with criticism from environmental groups concerned about the effect of solar energy on desert wildlife. The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, sprawling across roughly 5 square miles of federal land near the California-Nevada border, formally opened Thursday after years of regulatory and legal tangles ranging from relocating tortoises to assessing the impact on plants. The $2.2 billion complex of three generating units, owned by NRG Energy Inc., Google Inc. and BrightSource Energy, can produce nearly 400 megawatts — enough power for 140,000 homes. It began making electricity last year. Google announced in 2011 that it would invest $168 million in the project. As part of its financing, BrightSource also lined up $1.6 billion in loans guaranteed by the Department of Energy. ________ Animals literally get burned by green energy... Either burned or whirled to death by the giant wind turbines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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