Concentrated Solar Power

This is an image of a concentrated solar power plant that has a sunlight collection tower against a mountain backdrop.

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This concentrated solar power plant directs sunlight with mirrors to a central tower that heats fluid and runs a generator. Solar power is one of many types of renewable energy that produces electricity without burning fossil fuels, which means that carbon dioxide and other air pollutants are not produced.

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