A BrightSource solar energy farm in the Mojave Desert of California is under fire *pats myself on the back* after it’s been discovered that thousands of birds have been set aflame from the farm’s 300,000 focused mirrors. Wow, I feel like that’s poor planning. Or, sadly and much more likely, not-giving-a-shit planning.
More than 300,000 mirrors, each the size of a garage door, reflect solar rays onto three boiler towers each looming up to 40 stories high. The water inside is heated to produce steam, which turns turbines that generate enough electricity for 140,000 homes.
via Geekosystem
