a massive solar field when finished it will cover 141 hectares roughly the size
will cover 141 hectares roughly the size
will cover 141 hectares roughly the size of 265 football fields break it down and
of 265 football fields break it down and
of 265 football fields break it down and you get this tons of aluminum framing
you get this tons of aluminum framing
you get this tons of aluminum framing nearly 200,000 specially designed mirror
nearly 200,000 specially designed mirror
nearly 200,000 specially designed mirror panels and over 72 kilometers of heat
panels and over 72 kilometers of heat
panels and over 72 kilometers of heat gathering tubes these are the building
gathering tubes these are the building
gathering tubes these are the building blocks of a simple yet powerful
blocks of a simple yet powerful
blocks of a simple yet powerful technology it’s called concentrated
technology it’s called concentrated
technology it’s called concentrated solar power or CSP say solar power and
solar power or CSP say solar power and
solar power or CSP say solar power and most of us think of roof panels
most of us think of roof panels
most of us think of roof panels photovoltaic or PV technology these
photovoltaic or PV technology these
photovoltaic or PV technology these glass encased solar cells convert
glass encased solar cells convert
glass encased solar cells convert sunlight directly into electricity
problem is these solar panels capture
problem is these solar panels capture just a fraction of the sun’s energy and
just a fraction of the sun’s energy and
just a fraction of the sun’s energy and they’re too expensive for large-scale
they’re too expensive for large-scale
they’re too expensive for large-scale use concentrated solar power on the
use concentrated solar power on the
use concentrated solar power on the other hand doesn’t create electricity
other hand doesn’t create electricity
other hand doesn’t create electricity directly instead it captures and
directly instead it captures and
directly instead it captures and concentrates the Rays of the Sun to
concentrates the Rays of the Sun to
concentrates the Rays of the Sun to create heat much the same way we did as
create heat much the same way we did as
create heat much the same way we did as children but in place of the small
children but in place of the small
children but in place of the small magnifying glass Nevada solar one uses
magnifying glass Nevada solar one uses
magnifying glass Nevada solar one uses huge parabolic or curved mirrors when
huge parabolic or curved mirrors when
huge parabolic or curved mirrors when the Sun heat that the mirrors is
the Sun heat that the mirrors is
the Sun heat that the mirrors is reflected just here this is what a
reflected just here this is what a
reflected just here this is what a parabola does every every point under on
parabola does every every point under on
parabola does every every point under on the mirror got to one line this line is
the mirror got to one line this line is
the mirror got to one line this line is like a magnifying glass getting really
like a magnifying glass getting really
like a magnifying glass getting really really hot the mirrors it’s made of very
really hot the mirrors it’s made of very
really hot the mirrors it’s made of very very clean glass
very clean glass
very clean glass there is no iron in it so it’s it’s if
there is no iron in it so it’s it’s if
there is no iron in it so it’s it’s if you compare this glass with your window
you compare this glass with your window
you compare this glass with your window the amount of flies that can get in in
the amount of flies that can get in in
the amount of flies that can get in in is hundred times more than a window so
is hundred times more than a window so
is hundred times more than a window so it goes to the silver surface and it’s
it goes to the silver surface and it’s
it goes to the silver surface and it’s reflected that’s where they are so so
reflected that’s where they are so so
reflected that’s where they are so so efficient
efficient
efficient these mirrors focus the sun’s rays more
these mirrors focus the sun’s rays more
these mirrors focus the sun’s rays more than 70 times their normal intensity
than 70 times their normal intensity
than 70 times their normal intensity onto a single focal point a long
onto a single focal point a long
onto a single focal point a long cylinder filled with synthetic oil
cylinder filled with synthetic oil
cylinder filled with synthetic oil called a receiver tube the liquid
called a receiver tube the liquid
called a receiver tube the liquid travels through rows of mirrors and
travels through rows of mirrors and
travels through rows of mirrors and gathers more and more heat until it
gathers more and more heat until it
gathers more and more heat until it reaches temperatures of nearly 400
reaches temperatures of nearly 400
reaches temperatures of nearly 400 degrees Celsius the hot tube then passes
degrees Celsius the hot tube then passes
degrees Celsius the hot tube then passes through a heat exchanger where water is
through a heat exchanger where water is
through a heat exchanger where water is turned into steam
turned into steam
turned into steam finally like in traditional power plant
finally like in traditional power plant
finally like in traditional power plant the steam drives the turbine to produce
the steam drives the turbine to produce
the steam drives the turbine to produce electricity
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