Very nice to look at on the way to Vegas, but actually the plant does not produce as much as it had hoped to... and also Burns natural gas to PRE-heat the water in the early morning hours so when the Sun peaks out, it continues to boil the water in the tower, that creates steam that spins the generators! Ivanpah was advertised as designed to produce 940,000 MWh of electricity per year, but only is able to Produce around 740,000MWh/yr as of 2019. Nevertheless it was something that was talked about on 60 minutes back in the 70's, and finally was approved in 2010, built and in operation in 2014. Amazing!
We drove by this by accident on the way home from a Route 66 Photo excursion. Because of your amazing drone footage, we have resolved to re-visit this area at dusk. Just one suggestion. The popcorn music doesn't express the weird magnitude of this project. May I suggest "Oh Fortuna" by Carl Orff as the appropriate music?
Glad to see you stayed well away from the focus of the beam near the tower. This facility is known to fry birds mid flight, I'm pretty sure it would also fry a drone.
I flew my drone,a Phantom 4 Pro, here in February 2017 but stayed well away from the tower and didn't fly over the heliostat field either as that's not legal without permission from the owners of the plant.
If you don't have FAA restrictions, you do not need permission from plant owners. And according to the FAA, there are no restrictions over that plant. faa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9c2e4406710048e19806ebf6a06754ad&marker=
good job raptorman. we witnessed this amazing scientific spectacle this spring - 2018. this is the future and makes me hopeful in the age of ignorant trumpf's.
@@robertjensen1048 Would a fossil fuel plant there instead pumping out 350,000.00 tons of greenhouse gases per year make you happy? Do you think that would add to the beautiful desert?
Drove by on my way to Vegas this last weekend. It's a mind-blowing thing to see in person. I still can't decide if its a good thing or a bad thing though. Just like the wind farms outside of Palm Springs. They're kinda cool when you first see them but then you realize its just a bunch of junk littering the our otherwise pristine desert landscapes.
What, Littering? Its a necological friendly way of producing energy - without emitting CO2. Which is great, considering the effects it has on climate change. Furthermore its way prettier than coal power plants
Hans Peter thanks for your thoughts. Like I said it’s cool to look at for a minute but in the end it’s just a bunch of garbage strewn across the desert
this is Amazing !" when the whole World take the high Technology and chemical and Metal industry in the deserts They work with ecological very cheap Energy...
The upside is that the plant generates $4.2 million worth of solar electricity a year. The downside is that it costs $74 million a year in electricity to run all those electric mirrors.
it would be out of business in this years it has been running. the name is "heliostat" btw, the electricity to run the heliostats comes from the plant itself and its verly low speed. www.hydraulic.com.cn/en/content/?248.html
I sail (dirt boat sailing) across from this monstrosity-ugly and terrible for wildlife-slaughters thousands of birds and covers hundreds of acres of Desert Tortoise habitat. Since it can't make the power it's supposed to they have put hundreds of more acres under regular solar panels-at least they don't fry the birds.
Very nice to look at on the way to Vegas, but actually the plant does not produce as much as it had hoped to... and also Burns natural gas to PRE-heat the water in the early morning hours so when the Sun peaks out, it continues to boil the water in the tower, that creates steam that spins the generators!
Ivanpah was advertised as designed to produce 940,000 MWh of electricity per year, but only is able to Produce around 740,000MWh/yr as of 2019. Nevertheless it was something that was talked about on 60 minutes back in the 70's, and finally was approved in 2010, built and in operation in 2014.
Amazing!
Should be replaced with photovoltaics and batteries
Who remembers seeing these towers on the way to Las Vegas before? I remember these as a kid.
The new Solar Powered "Burning Man!"
Was thinking the whole time. Angle. Careful. Careful. Don’t melt your drone. Lol. But you were clearly high up enough when you think about it.
Nice look at this mystery in the desert.
We drove by this by accident on the way home from a Route 66 Photo excursion. Because of your amazing drone footage, we have resolved to re-visit this area at dusk. Just one suggestion. The popcorn music doesn't express the weird magnitude of this project. May I suggest "Oh Fortuna" by Carl Orff as the appropriate music?
Played Of Fortuna while watching this video (on mute) and it fits like a glove. Much better than the weird "popcorn" music.. hehe
Eh, that's like the official theme-song of natural disaster clips when people can't find anything else to go to it.
Maybe Requiem?
That piece is cheesier than whatever "popcorn music" he chose.
It's very close to Las Vegas and driving into California you go right by it. I pulled over and took it in and it's HUGE! Very Cool place.
I flew over it at 30,000ft it looks like 3 bright circle's
Glad to see you stayed well away from the focus of the beam near the tower. This facility is known to fry birds mid flight, I'm pretty sure it would also fry a drone.
How does one confirm this? Have they visually seen birds fly near the focus beam? Just curious...
@@gordon-paul no they just find thousands of dead birds
Yeah. They should replace it with regular solar panels
There are videos from USGS showing the smoke trails of falling dead mostly insects but some bird, too.
th-cam.com/video/ICLXQN_lURk/w-d-xo.html
I seen this from the air on a recent flight and was wondering what the heck those 3 bright spots were
I flew my drone,a Phantom 4 Pro, here in February 2017 but stayed well away from the tower and didn't fly over the heliostat field either as that's not legal without permission from the owners of the plant.
If you don't have FAA restrictions, you do not need permission from plant owners. And according to the FAA, there are no restrictions over that plant.
faa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9c2e4406710048e19806ebf6a06754ad&marker=
yea - wrong. guy posts how he respected the space and you make it out like he could do whatever. sheeesh. fail
good job raptorman. we witnessed this amazing scientific spectacle this spring - 2018. this is the future and makes me hopeful in the age of ignorant trumpf's.
On the Avasva you can count on professional help with problems and technical support.
Helios One :D
God, hit mute as soon as you can.
Right now I'm working on the installation of this plant in UAE. Which is the world largest solar peoject.
What a huge bird killer facility
You're lucky you didn't fry your drone. I've read that it can get to 1000 degrees next to the tower.
Cool plant, and like the music also.
same rawr
Amazing the things man can build we are only limited by ignorance and greed.
Wow this one is huge!
Come into the plant and get your FREE fried birds!!!!! Mmmmmmmm goood!!! A bit overcooked, but what the hey!!!!
If anyone sees this comment and has flown a drone over it how hot was the drone after it was flown?
I feel sorry for the poor souls that have to clean all the dust and bird crap off each and every mirror.
where do they get this annoying music for many youtube videos?
круто . как программир-ся каждое зеркало???
great idea to utilize our waste lands
The Mojave aren't wastelands. They are beautiful desert, and this stupid collection of mirrors just spoiled a few thousand acres of it.
huge biodiverse ecosystems in the deserts!
@@robertjensen1048 Would a fossil fuel plant there instead pumping out 350,000.00 tons of greenhouse gases per year make you happy? Do you think that would add to the beautiful desert?
so many broken and misaligned mirrors. only 10 years old.
this is insane! did aliens build that? its so perfect.
I can undoubtedly say that aliens did not build this. Although, some of the people that did looked very similar.
@@aarons8143 lol
please want talk to someone who work here
Wasn't it a movie part if this sense
The new Blade Runner movie
The death ray😵
well good for you goody2shoes raptorman.
How to vaporize a drone in mid air
Worked at all three units
Kyle Lee are people allowed to visit it?
are u still working there need to know something
i also work in same fies but different continent
@@travismincey3601 I'm really not sure prolly not tho. You can pull off the road I15 an see it.
@@hamidakermoune5736 no I'm not I go there once a year usually. Why what you need to know?
nice
Drove by on my way to Vegas this last weekend. It's a mind-blowing thing to see in person. I still can't decide if its a good thing or a bad thing though. Just like the wind farms outside of Palm Springs. They're kinda cool when you first see them but then you realize its just a bunch of junk littering the our otherwise pristine desert landscapes.
What, Littering? Its a necological friendly way of producing energy - without emitting CO2. Which is great, considering the effects it has on climate change. Furthermore its way prettier than coal power plants
Hans Peter thanks for your thoughts. Like I said it’s cool to look at for a minute but in the end it’s just a bunch of garbage strewn across the desert
how much Megawatts Produce this Plant ?
Enough to light your house for a week.
About 133 MW per unit.
this is Amazing !" when the whole World take the high Technology and chemical and Metal industry in the deserts They work with ecological very cheap Energy...
per Unit and Hour ?
@@Zukunftswerkstadt You are very ignorant.
OMG
this was built as a signal for aliens.
The upside is that the plant generates $4.2 million worth of solar electricity a year.
The downside is that it costs $74 million a year in electricity to run all those electric mirrors.
it would be out of business in this years it has been running.
the name is "heliostat"
btw, the electricity to run the heliostats comes from the plant itself and its verly low speed.
www.hydraulic.com.cn/en/content/?248.html
You don’t know what you are talking about....how ridiculous are you? Where do you come up with your figures? Fake news
move on........no intelligence here. another moronic trumpf supporter. (gross ignorance)
@Robert Jensen - Oh you again. I know you don't believe your post above. Just wanted you to know that.
bird killer ！
I sail (dirt boat sailing) across from this monstrosity-ugly and terrible for wildlife-slaughters thousands of birds and covers hundreds of acres of Desert Tortoise habitat. Since it can't make the power it's supposed to they have put hundreds of more acres under regular solar panels-at least they don't fry the birds.