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110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Solar Reserve; Tonopah; Tonopah Solar Energy; concentrated solar thermal; molten salt; storage; tower. (Jamey Stillings)

Aerial view, Solar Towers Two and Three, Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, 4 September 2013. When complete at the end of 2013, 172,000 heliostats (344,000 pairs of garage door sized mirrors) will concentrate solar thermal energy toward three towers creating steam, which will drive turbines to produce 377 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 140,000 American homes. When fully operational, the facility will become the highest capacity concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant in the world.

Aerial view, Solar Towers Two and Three, Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, 4 September 2013. When complete at the end of 2013, 172,000 heliostats (344,000 pairs of garage door sized mirrors) will concentrate solar thermal energy toward three towers creating steam, which will drive turbines to produce 377 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 140,000 American homes. When fully operational, the facility will become the highest capacity concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant in the world.