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03-20-2014, 07:32 AM
Ambitious New Solar-Energy Plant Could Be Hazardous to Pilots
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Solar-energy solutions have become one of the most important modern components in making sustainable energy a reality, but an unforeseen issue at one massive solar thermal plant in California could put a damper on progress.
Based on reports from pilots flying over the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (http://ivanpahsolar.com/), glare from the plant's massive heliostat mirror array has obstructed the vision of some pilots, presenting a potential hazard for aircrafts flying overhead
See also: Gravity Squeezes 40% More Power From These Solar Panels (http://mashable.com/2013/12/02/sunsaluter-video/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Although one prominent air-traffic-controller complaint was filed last year, according to Quartz (http://qz.com/188109/pilots-complain-that-glare-from-ivanpah-the-worlds-biggest-solar-power-plant-is-blinding-them/), the Aviation Safety Reporting System (http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/) didn't officially register the complaint until this month. In it, the official said (http://docketpublic.energy.ca.gov/PublicDocuments/07-AFC-05C/TN201847_20140310T145948_ISEGS_Pilot_Visual_Compla int.pdf?_ga=1.134277043.31690059.1395250149): Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/19/social-energy-plant/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Solar-energy solutions have become one of the most important modern components in making sustainable energy a reality, but an unforeseen issue at one massive solar thermal plant in California could put a damper on progress.
Based on reports from pilots flying over the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (http://ivanpahsolar.com/), glare from the plant's massive heliostat mirror array has obstructed the vision of some pilots, presenting a potential hazard for aircrafts flying overhead
See also: Gravity Squeezes 40% More Power From These Solar Panels (http://mashable.com/2013/12/02/sunsaluter-video/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Although one prominent air-traffic-controller complaint was filed last year, according to Quartz (http://qz.com/188109/pilots-complain-that-glare-from-ivanpah-the-worlds-biggest-solar-power-plant-is-blinding-them/), the Aviation Safety Reporting System (http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/) didn't officially register the complaint until this month. In it, the official said (http://docketpublic.energy.ca.gov/PublicDocuments/07-AFC-05C/TN201847_20140310T145948_ISEGS_Pilot_Visual_Compla int.pdf?_ga=1.134277043.31690059.1395250149): Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/19/social-energy-plant/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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