Solar Towers near Seville, Spain

By Richard Chasey, posted on September 26th, 2009 in Earth Observation, Energy

Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory

In a patchwork of agricultural fields outside Seville, Spain, stand two heliostats, which generate solar power by concentrating sunlight to heat water into steam, which is used to generate electricity.

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