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  • 25 February 2004 - Carrizo Plain, California - From 1983 to 1994 the largest photovoltaic (solar) array in the world was operating in California's Carrizo Plain, 150 miles north of Los Angeles, producing over 5 megawatts of electricity at its peak. The array was built in 1983 by the Atlantic Richfield oil company (ARCO) in anticipation of increasing oil prices. But the oil prices never rose as predicted and the operation was never able to sell at the ten cents a kilowatt-hour in order to turn a profit so the entire facility was dismantled. Today, nothing but vast fields remain..(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 25 February 2004 - Tehachapi, California - Over 4,600 wind turbines, generating 1.4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, cover the ridges in the Tehachapi Wind Resource area east of Los Angeles in a narrow gap before the wind gusts drop down to the Mojave Desert. The Tehachapi wind farm is the largest wind energy producer in the world, greater than the output of wind energy-producing countries Germany, Denmark or Japan..(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 25 February 2004 - Palm Springs, California - Illuminated by a electrical substation, a line of wind turbines spin as a powerful winter storm blows through the desert and the Palm Springs wind farm east of Los Angeles..(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 26 February 2004 - Palm Springs, California - Wind turbines covering a ridge spin as a powerful winter storm blows through the wind farm near Palm Springs. The nearly 3,000 turbines in the wind farm, east of Los Angeles, produce over 650 million kilowatt-hours of electricity each year..(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 26 February 2004 - Coachella Valley, California - A worker begins to harvest a row of basil at the Quail Mountain Nursery in the Coachella Valley near the Salton Sea. Four greenhouses totaling over 500,000 square feet are heated during the evening from two geothermal wells pumping water at a temperature of 110 F (43 C) through a network of black tubes running in between the rows of basil..(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 26 February 2004 - Coachella Valley, California - Black tubes with circulating geothermal water run in between beds of basil at the Quail Mountain Nursery in the Coachella Valley near the Salton Sea. Four greenhouses totaling over 500,000 square feet are heated during the evening from two geothermal wells pumping water through the network of tubes at a temperature of 110 F (43 C)..(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 26 February 2004 - Calipatria, California - The sun sets behind one of CalEnergy's geothermal generating plants in the Salton Sea Known Geothermal Resource Area (SSKGRA) in the Imperial Valley 125 miles west of San Diego. CalEnergy operates ten geothermal plants in the SSKGRA that produce electricity solely from naturally occurring geothermal steam producing a combined capacity of 340 megawatts..(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 26 February 2004 - Calipatria, California - Unusable steam rises from one of CalEnergy's geothermal generating plants in the Salton Sea Known Geothermal Resource Area (SSKGRA) in the Imperial Valley 125 miles west of San Diego. CalEnergy operates ten geothermal plants in the SSKGRA that produce electricity solely from naturally occurring geothermal steam producing a combined capacity of 340 megawatts..(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 26 February 2004 - Calipatria, California - Unusable steam rises from one of CalEnergy's geothermal generating plants in the Salton Sea Known Geothermal Resource Area (SSKGRA) in the Imperial Valley 125 miles west of San Diego. CalEnergy operates ten geothermal plants in the SSKGRA that produce electricity solely from naturally occurring geothermal steam producing a combined capacity of 340 megawatts..(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 27 February 2004 - Calipatria, California - Unusable steam vents from one of CalEnergy's geothermal generating plants in the Salton Sea Known Geothermal Resource Area (SSKGRA) in the Imperial Valley 125 miles west of San Diego. According to CalEnergy's Vincent Signorotti, despite its industrial appearance the geothermal process releases no harmful emmisions into the environment. The steam being released is commerically unusable due to its low pressure and temperature. .(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 27 February 2004 - Palm Springs, California - Several rows of wind turbines are seen across the valley floor near Palm Springs. The nearly 3,000 turbines in the Palm Springs wind farm, east of Los Angeles, produce over 650 million kilowatt-hours of electricity each year..(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 27 February 2004 - San Bernardino, California - A woman walks along a fountain's edge in front of the San Bernardino City Hall. A geothermal system provides direct-use heating and domestic hot water to 21 buildings in San Bernardino, including City Hall, the County Detention Center, the San Bernardino Sun and the Radisson Hotel. The geothermal water is pumped from two wells through 18 miles of pipeline at temperatures of about 128 F (53 C). After the direct-use, the clean fluids are discharged into the sanitary sewer and city storm drain system and eventually back to the local flood plain for absorbtion into the earth..(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 27 February 2004 - San Bernardino, California - Two guests descend the stairs inside the spacious lounge at the San Bernardino Radisson Hotel. A geothermal system provides direct-use heating and domestic hot water to 21 buildings in San Bernardino, including City Hall, the County Detention Center, the San Bernardino Sun and the Radisson Hotel. The geothermal water is pumped from two wells through 18 miles of pipeline at temperatures of about 128 F (53 C). After the direct-use, the clean fluids are discharged into the sanitary sewer and city storm drain system and eventually back to the local flood plain for absorbtion into the earth..(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 27 February 2004 - Boron, California - Row after row of mirrored troughs reflect the sunlight at a solar-based steam-generating power plant at the KJC Solar Electric Generating System (SEGS) field. Each solar collector, measuring 25 feet high by 50 feet long, is a parabolic mirrored surface that focuses the sunlight onto a steel pipe running the length of the collector heating a synthetic oil in the pipe to a temperature of 750 F (400 C). The oil is continously pumped from the mirrors through heat exchangers to produce superheated steam which powers turbine generators creating electricity. Five SEGS fields, which track the sun using sensors and microprossers, combine to produce a peak capacity of 200 megawatts. The KJC solar field, 120 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert provides its electricity to the market as a peaking plant, supplying power during peak demand periods. .(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 27 February 2004 - Boron, California - A mirrored trough shows the reflection of a generating plant at a solar-based steam-generating power plant at the KJC Solar Electric Generating System (SEGS) field. Each solar collector, measuring 25 feet high by 50 feet long, is a parabolic mirrored surface that focuses sunlight onto a steel pipe running the length of the collector heating a synthetic oil in the pipe to a temperature of 750 F (400 C). The oil is continously pumped from the mirrors through heat exchangers to produce superheated steam which powers turbine generators creating electricity. Five SEGS fields, which track the sun using sensors and microprossers, combine to produce a peak capacity of 200 megawatts. The KJC solar field, 120 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert provides its electricity to the market as a peaking plant, supplying power during peak demand periods. .(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 27 February 2004 - Boron, California - Inter-connected mirrored troughs reflect the sunlight at a solar-based steam-generating power plant at the KJC Solar Electric Generating System (SEGS) field. Each solar collector, measuring 25 feet high by 50 feet long, is a parabolic mirrored surface that focuses the sunlight onto a steel pipe running the length of the collector heating a synthetic oil in the pipe to a temperature of 750 F (400 C). The oil is continously pumped from the mirrors through heat exchangers to produce superheated steam which powers turbine generators creating electricity. Five SEGS fields, which track the sun using sensors and microprossers, combine to produce a peak capacity of 200 megawatts. The KJC solar field, 120 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert provides its electricity to the market as a peaking plant, supplying power during peak demand periods. .(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 27 February 2004 - Boron, California - Row after row of mirrored troughs reflect the sunlight at a solar-based steam-generating power plant at the KJC Solar Electric Generating System (SEGS) field. Each solar collector, measuring 25 feet high by 50 feet long, is a parabolic mirrored surface that focuses the sunlight onto a steel pipe running the length of the collector heating a synthetic oil in the pipe to a temperature of 750 F (400 C). The oil is continously pumped from the mirrors through heat exchangers to produce superheated steam which powers turbine generators creating electricity. Five SEGS fields, which track the sun using sensors and microprossers, combine to produce a peak capacity of 200 megawatts. The KJC solar field, 120 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert provides its electricity to the market as a peaking plant, supplying power during peak demand periods. .(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 27 February 2004 - Boron, California - Inter-connected mirrored troughs reflect the sunlight at a solar-based steam-generating power plant at the KJC Solar Electric Generating System (SEGS) field. Each solar collector, measuring 25 feet high by 50 feet long, is a parabolic mirrored surface that focuses the sunlight onto a steel pipe running the length of the collector heating a synthetic oil in the pipe to a temperature of 750 F (400 C). The oil is continously pumped from the mirrors through heat exchangers to produce superheated steam which powers turbine generators creating electricity. Five SEGS fields, which track the sun using sensors and microprossers, combine to produce a peak capacity of 200 megawatts. The KJC solar field, 120 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert provides its electricity to the market as a peaking plant, supplying power during peak demand periods. .(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 27 February 2004 - Boron, California - Row after row of mirrored troughs reflect the sunlight at a solar-based steam-generating power plant at the KJC Solar Electric Generating System (SEGS) field. Each solar collector, measuring 25 feet high by 50 feet long, is a parabolic mirrored surface that focuses the sunlight onto a steel pipe running the length of the collector heating a synthetic oil in the pipe to a temperature of 750 F (400 C). The oil is continously pumped from the mirrors through heat exchangers to produce superheated steam which powers turbine generators creating electricity. Five SEGS fields, which track the sun using sensors and microprossers, combine to produce a peak capacity of 200 megawatts. The KJC solar field, 120 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert provides its electricity to the market as a peaking plant, supplying power during peak demand periods. .(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 29 February 2004 - Pinnacles National Monument, California - Carl Brenner, supervisor of resource education, displays the solar array atop the maintenance building at the Pinnacles National Monument. All electricity in the Pinnacles West District is generated onsite by the National Park Service's first hybrid photovoltaic (PV) solar array system. Previous to the installation of the PV system in 1996, two diesel generators provided electricity to the visitor center, maintenance shop, employee housing, ranger station, well pumps, restrooms and parking area. By switching to the PV system, according to the Department of Energy, the NPS saved over $30,000 a year in diesel fuel costs and maintenance and eliminated over 1,000 tons (909 metric tons) of carbon dioxide emissions released from the diesel generators each year. Currently there are over 600 PV projects operating in the national park system..(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 29 February 2004 - Pinnacles National Monument, California - Carl Brenner, supervisor of resource education, stands in front of the solar array atop the maintenance building at the Pinnacles National Monument. All electricity in the Pinnacles West District is generated onsite by the National Park Service's first hybrid photovoltaic (PV) solar array system. Previous to the installation of the PV system in 1996, two diesel generators provided electricity to the visitor center, maintenance shop, employee housing, ranger station, well pumps, restrooms and parking area. By switching to the PV system, according to the Department of Energy, the NPS saved over $30,000 a year in diesel fuel costs and maintenance and eliminated over 1,000 tons (909 metric tons) of carbon dioxide emissions released from the diesel generators each year. Currently there are over 600 PV projects operating in the national park system..(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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