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Nay for fossil fuel, yea for renewable energy

Nay for fossil fuel, yea for renewable energy
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Last month we stayed in Tonopah, Nevada. North-west of the town is a 110 megawatt solar thermal power plant called Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project. It will start operating later this year and will provide power for 75,000 homes. The anticipated to cost is a bit less than $1 billion. At the bottom you see the reflection on the panels that mirror the sunlight to a large tower to heat liquid salt, which is used to generate electricity.

This solar power plant can operate 24/7 – hot salt in a big tank stores energy for use at night. A truly large-scale project. An overview video describes this.

This photo shows the reflectors called heliostats. There are 17,500 of them, each has 62.4 m² (670 square feet) of mirrors.

Explanation on using "nay" and "yea" in the title, based on Wikipedia article: "While Modern English has a two-form system of yes and no for affirmatives and negatives, earlier forms of English had a four-form system, comprising the words yea, nay, yes, and no. In essence, yes and no were the responses to a question posed in the negative, whereas yea and nay were the responses to positively framed questions."

I processed a balanced HDR photo from two RAW exposures.

— © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 2 RAW exposures, NEX-6, SEL-55210, _DSC1600_1_hdr2bal1k
By PeterThoeny on 2015-06-30 20:01:52
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  1. This one is also very cool, really like the symmetry and geometric shapes here. this is kind of like what I was hoping to capture at Ivanpah.

  5. Thank you [https://www.flickr.com/photos/derek_coull__photo] & [https://www.flickr.com/photos/96427685@N08]!
    Grazie [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ando8593]!

  12. Nicely done. As a retired environmental lawyer, I have a great appreciation for the subject matter here, as well as the beauty you’ve captured.

  16. If nations could spend their military budget to improve our ways of life this world would be a better place. BTW great shot!

  24. Thank you [https://www.flickr.com/photos/keithmidson] and fellow Flickr photographers for faving this photo 100 times, I appreciate your positive vibes!

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