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Spain - This solar power tower in Spain acts as a powerful electricity generator and graceful work of landscape art.
The 40-story high concrete tower is bathed in powerful rays of bright sunlight and it can be seen for miles.
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This effect is created by 600 large and intensely powerful mirrors which are used to concentrate the solar light and generate an astounding 11 Megawatts of Electricity! |
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