CRESCENT DUNES II

Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Power Plant

When the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Power Plant first lit up Nevada's Tonopah desert in 2015, it felt like peering into the future. This $1 billion marvel promised 110 megawatts of clean energy using 10,347 mirrored heliostats - enough to power 75,000 homes after sunset. But wait, how's that even possible? Well, that's where molten salt enters the chat.