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World’s highest solar tower

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Workers have been installing 55,000 mirrors around the Ashalim solar power station in the Negev desert near Kibbutz Ashalim, southern Israel.

http://www.brightsourceenergy.com/ashalim-solar-project#.V7q7mygrKUk



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The mirrors will feed solar heat into a 240-metre-tall solar tower, which is believed to be the highest in the world according to constructors, GE Renewable Energy.

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The mirrors themselves are also extremely progressive, for, not only are they bigger than those used in previous projects, but are also controlled by a dedicated Wifi network, rather than cables.

The tower is expected to create 320 gigawatts of electricity, which is enough to power around 120,000 homes and provide around one percent of Israel's electricity.

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For a second, I thought I was looking at a scene from Fallout New Vegas. :D
 
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