Unit 2 tower producing electricity by concentrated solar thermal technology. Water is superheated in a boiler at the top of the tower, which creates steam to drive steam turbines, which in turn generate electricity.

Fronts of heliostats (mirrors) reflecting the sky from the camera's perspective in Unit 2 solar field

View north from part way up Unit 2 power tower.

View down on detail of the air-cooled condenser at Unit 2.

View down of weather instrumentation and heliostats from part way up Unit 2 tower

View to the northeast to Primm, Nevada and heliostats of Unit 2 solar field from part way up the Unit 2 tower.

Mirror washing machines intended for cleaning heliostats of the Ivanpah Solar project. These units proved to be too large to be used for mirror cleaning and were inactive.