The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world’s largest solar plant of its kind, recently switched on
The plants is located on five square miles of the Mojave Desert, near the California / Nevada border
State energy officials have released photos of bird with singed feathers from flying into the hot ‘thermal flux’ around the towers, which can reach 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit
The plant is made up of three generating units surrounded by more than 300,000 reflecting mirrors
At full power it produces enough electricity for 140,000 homes but is still attracting controversy over environment
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