Ivanpah - The world’s largest concentrated solar plant

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FluorideMind@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y

They asked me how well I understood theoretical physics, I told them I had a theoretical degree in physics. They said welcome aboard.

LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y (1 reply)

It's insane how bright those things are in person. Passed by them heading from Primm over to what's left of Nipton a couple years back. Didn't think HELIOS-1 was based on anything real until then - and then I saw there were three towers instead of just the one.

Sendpicsofsandwiches@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 1y

Fun fact: sometimes when birds fly through the focal point they catch fire and crash from the heat

SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y

I imagine it BBQs birds quite nicely