21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Unreal

The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System is a concentrated solar thermal plant in the California Mojave Desert - it is currently the world's largest solar thermal power station. It deploys 173,500 heliostats, each with two mirrors, focusing solar energy on boilers located on three centralized solar power towers. This image was taken while flying my Piper Warrior plane.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2023
Date Uploaded: 10.2023
Photo Location: California, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D810
Copyright: © Jassen Todorov