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Massive New Solar Power Tower Set to Energize the Las Vegas Strip

02/10/2012
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    It would appear that America's City of Sin is going solar with news that Las Vegas will soon be powered by a massive 100MW 540 foot solar tower. Atop it will be 100-foot receiver that will received solar energy from the field of 10,000 large mirrors that will populate the area around the tower. Thanks to Nevada's large amount of sunlight, it is hoped that the solar tower will be able to receive 10 to 15 hours of sunlight a day....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/the-las-vegas-strip-could-soon-be-powered-by-a-solar-tower/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Vegas Solar Tower
    It would appear that America's City of Sin is going solar with news that Las Vegas will soon be powered by a massive 100MW 540 foot solar tower. Atop it will be 100-foot receiver that will received solar energy from the field of 10,000 large mirrors that will populate the area around the tower. Thanks to Nevada's large amount of sunlight, it is hoped that the solar tower will be able to receive 10 to 15 hours of sunlight a day....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/the-las-vegas-strip-could-soon-be-powered-by-a-solar-tower/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Solar Tower Crescent Dunes
    It would appear that America's City of Sin is going solar with news that Las Vegas will soon be powered by a massive 100MW 540 foot solar tower. Atop it will be 100-foot receiver that will received solar energy from the field of 10,000 large mirrors that will populate the area around the tower. Thanks to Nevada's large amount of sunlight, it is hoped that the solar tower will be able to receive 10 to 15 hours of sunlight a day....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/the-las-vegas-strip-could-soon-be-powered-by-a-solar-tower/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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    It would appear that America's City of Sin is going solar with news that Las Vegas will soon be powered by a massive 100MW 540 foot solar tower. Atop it will be 100-foot receiver that will received solar energy from the field of 10,000 large mirrors that will populate the area around the tower. Thanks to Nevada's large amount of sunlight, it is hoped that the solar tower will be able to receive 10 to 15 hours of sunlight a day....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/the-las-vegas-strip-could-soon-be-powered-by-a-solar-tower/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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Vegas Solar Tower

It would appear that America's City of Sin is going solar with news that Las Vegas will soon be powered by a massive 100MW 540 foot solar tower. Atop it will be 100-foot receiver that will received solar energy from the field of 10,000 large mirrors that will populate the area around the tower. Thanks to Nevada's large amount of sunlight, it is hoped that the solar tower will be able to receive 10 to 15 hours of sunlight a day....

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