Passima@reddthat.com to Google Earth Anomalies@reddthat.com · 1 year agoSolar Field: 34.871778, -116.834192 Daggett, Californiareddthat.comimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down10
arrow-up154arrow-down1imageSolar Field: 34.871778, -116.834192 Daggett, Californiareddthat.comPassima@reddthat.com to Google Earth Anomalies@reddthat.com · 1 year agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareWWTW@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agohttps://www.solaripedia.com/13/31/solar_one_and_two_(now_defunct).html
minus-squareTheMauveAvenger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoInteresting, thanks for the link. I didn’t consider 40 year old tech. Glad we’ve made incredible advances since then!
minus-squareRedex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI mean this isn’t solar power that uses photovoltaics, it uses temperature to melt salt and uses that energy to create power. Such power plants are still in use, thought I’m not sure if such plants are still being built.
https://www.solaripedia.com/13/31/solar_one_and_two_(now_defunct).html
Interesting, thanks for the link. I didn’t consider 40 year old tech. Glad we’ve made incredible advances since then!
I mean this isn’t solar power that uses photovoltaics, it uses temperature to melt salt and uses that energy to create power. Such power plants are still in use, thought I’m not sure if such plants are still being built.