The world's largest solar power tower just began operating outside Seville, Spain—and it marks a historic moment in the saga of renewable energy. The solar tower PS20, seen above right next to its smaller sister PS10, produced even more power than expected over the course of its trial testing. It's been confirmed that the groundbreaking solar tower generates 20 megawatts of electricity: and it's now powering 10,000 homes with renewable energy.
The tower, built and operated by Abengoa Solar, is one of the more innovative examples of solar technology. Though we've seen similar solar towers before, we've never seen it executed on such a scale.
How the World's Largest Solar Tower WorksHere's how it works, according to Abengoa:
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