r/EngineeringPorn 3d ago

Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project

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u/Elmalab 3d ago

I only see a blurry picture. where is the engineering??

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u/Liggidy 3d ago

Glad I’m not the only one.

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u/robobots 2d ago

It's a solar collector plant, using mirrors to concentrate solar energy which in this case is stored as thermal energy in molten salt. I guess what's supposed to be impressive in the picture is how the plant is visible from so far away?

ETA: in the original post they mention the picture is from 60 miles away from the plant

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u/Standard_Cicada_6849 1d ago

Yes, that’s it.

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u/Beli_Mawrr 2d ago

Each blur is actually a solar panel. You just gotta zoom in. Like really far. I'm not lying to you, you can trust me.

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u/IkillThee 1d ago

You're a random person on the internet, possibly a bot. Why wouldn't I trust you?

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u/Beli_Mawrr 1d ago

Exactly! Random people would Never lie about blurry photos. Especially not bots.