Of all the sources where we get our power — coal, gas, whatever magical force keeps Cher and Paul Rudd looking strangely youthful —none are as stunning as solar power. Just take a look at the otherworldly — and sometimes silly — solar farms that have cropped up around the globe in recent years.
From a stadium in Taiwan to the wonders of the Mojave desert, here are 22 insanely illuminating photos of the world's most powerful solar plants.
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“This is what Disney World's solar farm looks like from the sky.”
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A glimpse at the Ivanpah solar plant.
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“Lebrija 1 Solar Power Plant in Lebrija, Spain. ~170,000 individual mirrors installed on 6,048 parabolic troughs.”
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“Solar Farm in the Mojave Dessert.”
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A floating solar power plant in Hunan, China.
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“Desert Sunlight Solar Farm, one of the largest solar farms in the world.”
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An aerial shot of Taiwan’s National Stadium.
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“Solar farm in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui, China.”
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“Solar farm in the Algarve, Portugal.”
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A solar plant near California and Nevada’s border.
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“India’s Newly Opened Renewable Energy Park; It Is 5x the Size of Paris …”
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“Huge Solar Photovoltaic Farm - France.”
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“In South Korea, the solar panels in the middle of the highway have a bicycle path underneath.”
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“Solar power plant in Ouerzezat, Morocco.”
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“I drove by 350,000 mirrors in the Mojave Desert.”
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“The largest solar power plant in the world - Ivanpah.”
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A French parking lot lined with solar panels, date unknowm.
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“A Solar Power Plant in Fuentes de Andalucia, Spain on the day of its inauguration.”
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“There’s a solar farm in China shaped like a Panda.”
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“Solar Heliostats at the Gemasolar Power Plant in Spain.”
