boiler tower Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sun, 22 May 2016 21:24:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Ivanpah, World’s Largest Solar Power Plant, Catches Fire https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ivanpah-solar-plant-fire-20160523/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ivanpah-solar-plant-fire-20160523/#respond Sun, 22 May 2016 21:24:49 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=59947 The generator at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) in California caught fire from a misaligned mirror that directed sunlight at the power plant’s wires. Luckily, no injuries ensued and workers shut down one of the boilers for later repairs. On the downside, exactly how California’s electricity supply will be affected is unknown, being […]

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