The Ivanpah solar power plant in the United States produces nearly 400 megawatts of electricity each year, contributing to limiting greenhouse gas emissions and boosting the country's green energy industry.
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Ivanpah solar power plant is located in the Mojave desert, near the border between California and Nevada states, USA. The plant uses solar thermal technology with nearly 350,000 energy collection panels stretching over an area of 14.2 km 2 .
Energy collecting panels are 2m taller and 3m wide.The panels will reflect sunlight and heat the boilers placed on three 140-meter towers.Solar energy is used to generate steam in boilers and push out turbines to generate electricity.
Ivanpah factory started producing electricity from December 2013.Ivanpah is currently the largest solar power plant in the world.Behind it is the Solaben factory in Spain, with a capacity of 200 megawatt a year.
With a huge area, this plant can produce nearly 400 megawatt electricity a year.The factory construction project is developed by Bright Source, NRG and Google.
US Energy Minister Ernest Moniz said the plant is capable of supplying electricity to 140,000 neighborhood households.
The mirrors collect energy reflecting the image of the factory and the sky.
Panorama of Ivanpah solar power plant.
US experts say the project contributes to limiting greenhouse gas emissions and promoting the green energy industry in the country.
However, according to environmental researchers, plant operations are affecting the safety of aerial animals and equipment.
According to the Wall Street Journal, many birds fly around the boiler area of the electric tower, where temperatures reach 260 degrees Celsius, which can be burned to death or hairless.The lives of other wildlife species are also at risk.
