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‘It’s got nasty’: the battle to build the US’s biggest solar power farm (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Uranium3006@kbin.social to c/energy@slrpnk.net

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A community turns on itself over the aptly named Mammoth solar project, a planned $1.5bn power field nearly the size of Manhattan

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[+] wellee@lemmy.world -11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (10 children)

I feel like that's too many in one area? Don't you have to be worried about the refraction from these? I remember a story of birds getting fried flying over a solar field in the desert, not sure if that would be the same case

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[–] Donk@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

the bird issues in the desert were probably unique to the ivanpah test generators that focus a large numbers of mirrors at a single point to heat a molten salt powered generator. The idea behind them is the molten salt retains the heat and can be used to continue power generation throughout the night as well as the day.

[–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago

The fact that feature isn't seen as valuable makes solar power look deeply unserious.

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