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Strath Shepard

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Cerro Dominador Solar Thermal Plant in María Elena, Chile, was constructed between 2014 and 2021. The plant uses 10,600 heliostat mirrors — arranged in a circle roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) across — to concentrate solar radiation on a central tower receiver, where heat is transferred to molten salts. Heat is then passed on to water, generating superheated steam that feeds a turbine and generates electric energy.

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Source imagery: Planet

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This Overview shows the Longview Softwood lumber milling facility, located on the Oregon-Washington border in Longview, Washington. Felled trees arrive at this facility by boat and are then stacked in huge piles like these and taken by forklift into the mill. Producing 7.7 million square feet (720,000 square meters) of processed lumber every year, the facility maintains the highest capacity of any sawmill in the United States.

This image is featured in our new book “Overview Timelapse,” along with a broader narrative about land use and deforestation. Click here to learn more and order a copy: https://www.amazon.com/Overview-Timelapse…/dp/1984858653

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Source imagery: Nearmap

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