Sun-tracking mirrors reflect sunlight on to boilers within towers at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave desert near the California-Nevada border. Reuters
Sun-tracking mirrors reflect sunlight on to boilers within towers at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave desert near the California-Nevada border. Reuters

Climate

Solar power harnessed to generate 1,000°C heat in bid to clean up manufacturing

Process currently relies on energy-intensive process of burning fossil fuels

Gillian Duncan
Gillian Duncan

May 15, 2024