Giant Solar Panels Outside Las Vegas

The crescent dunes solar plant looks like something out of a sci fi movie.

Giant solar panels outside las vegas.

Out in the california desert just 40 miles southwest of las vegas the ivanpah solar electric generating system has been harnessing the power of the sun a little too effectively. A gemini solar project record of decision signed by the interior secretary david bernhardt approved solar partners xi llc to construct a facility about 30 miles northeast of las vegas. A boilers sits on 459 foot towers vents steam tuesday feb. It deploys 173 500 heliostats each with two mirrors focusing solar energy on boilers located on three 459 ft 139 9 m tall solar power.

11 2014 in primm nev. It provides energy on demand even when it s dark. Brightsource energy received a 1 6 billion loan guarantee from the united states department of energy to build the project which deploys 347 000 heliostat mirrors focusing solar energy on. The ivanpah solar electric generating system sprawling across roughly 5 square miles of federal land near the.

In addition to generating electricity from photovoltaic solar panels the project about 30 miles northeast of las vegas also is slated to include a large 380 megawatt battery storage system. But a massive new solar plant sprawling over 1 670 acres near las vegas was designed to solve that problem. By henry brean las vegas review journal october 11 2016 7 40 pm a photo from june 26 2014 shows the crescent dunes solar energy project outside tonopah about 225 miles northwest of las vegas.