This alien-like field of mirrors in the desert was once the future of solar energy. It’s closing after just 11 years
From a distance, the Ivanpah solar plant looks like a shimmering lake in the Mojave Desert. Up close, it’s a vast alien-like installation of hundreds of thousand of mirrors pointed at three towers, ...
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2 million solar panels abandoned in the desert: It’s America’s biggest failure ever seen
A massive solar plant in the Mojave Desert is lying dormant just 11 years after it went into operation and there are ...
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11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert
What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening ...
Public land in Mojave Desert just named as California's newest national monument
Chuckwalla National Monument was established by outgoing President Joe Biden as one of his last actions to help restore endangered desert tortoise habitats.
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Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Las Vegas Bearpoppy
“Tough little desert flowers like the Las Vegas bearpoppy are at the very heart of the Mojave’s magic,” said Dr. Tara Cornelisse, a senior scientist at the Center. “If it doesn’t quickly get the ...