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Solar Towers from left: PS10, PS20. The first three units of Solnova. I (right) III (left, front) and IV (left rear). The two towers in the background are the PS10 and PS20 solar power stations. PS10 is the first of a set of solar power generation plants to be constructed in the same area that will total more than 300 MW by 2013.
The solar luminosity (L ☉) is a unit of radiant flux (power emitted in the form of photons) conventionally used by astronomers to measure the luminosity of stars, galaxies and other celestial objects in terms of the output of the Sun. One nominal solar luminosity is defined by the International Astronomical Union to be 3.828 × 10 26 W. [2]
Solar energy is the radiant energy from the Sun's light and heat, which can be harnessed using a range of technologies such as solar electricity, solar thermal energy (including solar water heating) and solar architecture.
"PS20 consists of a solar field of 1,255 mirrored heliostats designed by Abengoa Solar. Each heliostat, with a surface area of 120 m 2 (1,300 sq ft), reflects the solar radiation it receives onto the receiver, located on the top of a 165-metre-high (541 ft) tower, producing steam which is converted into electricity by a turbine generator."
The Solar Two in Daggett, California and the CESA-1 in Plataforma Solar de Almeria Almeria, Spain, are the most representative demonstration plants. The Planta Solar 10 (PS10) in Sanlucar la Mayor, Spain, is the first commercial utility-scale solar power tower in the world.
The first three units of Solnova in the foreground, with the two towers of the PS10 and PS20 solar power stations in the background. The Solucar Complex is a complex in Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain, used primarily for solar power generation. The complex includes: PS10 Solar Power Plant; PS20 Solar Power Plant; Solnova Solar Power Station
The Ivanpah Solar Power Facility served as inspiration for the HELIOS One solar power plant's physical appearance in the 2010 videogame Fallout: New Vegas. [91] The facility inspired American rock band The Fray to name their 2014 album Helios. The album art is an aerial photograph of the plant, which also features in the lyric video for Love ...
In photometry, luminous energy is the perceived energy of light.This is sometimes called the quantity of light. [1] Luminous energy is not the same as radiant energy, the corresponding objective physical quantity.