The site may seem like an art installation, but it is actually a solar plant. The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System spans 3,500 acres and generates up to 400 megawatts of clean energy ...

In the Mojave, the 2013 arrival of the Ivanpah solar thermal plant created concerns about how the facility would affect threatened desert tortoises, and conservationists are working to ensure ...

One of the largest solar power plants in the world will supply energy to approximately 140,000 California homes in 2014. The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System does not use traditional solar ...

Mojave National Preserve is also home to the Ivanpah Desert Tortoise Research Facility, where researchers can “head-start” ...

Birds whose wings have been burned at Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System have been found dead and injured on the grounds Many birds suffered curled and charred feathers Temperatures at ...

What knows best about getting energy from the sun? Flowers. Now, using some inspiration from nature, massive solar power plants can get a little smaller and a lot more efficient. The 8 Most ...

Ivanpah was developed by BrightSource Energy and Bechtel, with Google contributing $168 million towards its $2.2 billion in costs. Google no longer invests in the facility, however, due to the ...

The rapid growth and an ever-growing number of airlines adding flight capacity has resulted in the need to expedite plans for a supplemental airport to Reid in the Ivanpah Valley. But that new ...

Although the tower-based form of CSP, like Ivanpah in the Mojave desert, have a bad rap if only for their bird-killing powers, parabolic-trough CSP circumvents many of the issues, including less ...

Getty Images Mirrors at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System are seen in an aerial view on February 20, 2014 in the Mojave Desert in California near Primm, Nevada. The growth is thanks in ...

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