Rear view of Solar One

Rear view of Solar One

A rear view of some of the roughly 184,000 mirrors installed at Nevada Solar One, a solar thermal plant that will go live next month in Boulder City, Nev. The mirrors direct sunlight on an oil-filled tube. The oil is then used to create steam, which turns a turbine.

March 12, 2007 3:58 AM PDT

Photo by: Michael Kanellos/CNET News.com

 

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