Solar tower of power

MTG · Nov 17, 2012

http://www.solarreserve.com/what-we-do/csp-projects/crescent-dunes/

110 MW solar tower that uses mirrors to heat molten salt for energy. Cool stuff!

You can see it from the road so I took a side trip this morning to get a closer look.

Serg5000 · Nov 17, 2012

There is one here in Lancaster Ca. Pretty amazing what one tower can produce.

JKsix · Nov 17, 2012

Those are awesome! And so is your JK MTG!

MTG · Nov 17, 2012

Serg5000 said:
There is one here in Lancaster Ca. Pretty amazing what one tower can produce.

Yeah. That one is smaller though right? Something like 5-10 MW?

Haven't seen that one, but the tower on this one is around 650 feet!

MTG · Nov 17, 2012

SIXROCK said:
Those are awesome! And so is your JK MTG!

Thanks Sixrock!

Serg5000 · Nov 17, 2012

MTG said:
Yeah. That one is smaller though right? Something like 5-10 MW?

Haven't seen that one, but the tower on this one is around 650 feet!

Yes this one isn't as ginormous as that one.

MTG · Nov 17, 2012

Serg5000 said:
Yes this one isn't as ginormous as that one.

Love that word!

wayoflife · Nov 17, 2012

wow, it has been a while since i've been out there. guess i'll need to fix that. nice shots :yup:

silverbackjk · Nov 17, 2012

Is this by red rock nv

Bullwinckle · Nov 17, 2012

Looks like fun!

MTG · Nov 17, 2012

silverbackjk said:
Is this by red rock nv

No. It's about 220 miles north of LV just outside of Tonopah, NV.

MTG · Nov 17, 2012

JKRay said:
Looks like fun!

It's a very pretty drive with a lot of cool stuff on the way. I was in a hurry to get home having been gone for so long that I didn't stop in as many places as I would have liked.

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