solarpunk

❝ Staggered in wide, circular patterns, much of the gleaming infrastructure relies on mirrors called heliostats to collect and direct the sunlight to a central station. This manner of harvesting uses the captured heat to generate steam that then produces energy, and newer solar thermal plants also apply molten salts to store the power long after the sun has set. “These man-made, constructed landscapes represent our efforts of building a more sustainable future in the most sophisticated ways,” [photographer Tom Hegen] writes. ❞ *

Tom Hegen takes aerial photographs that dramatically illustrate how humankind changes the earth’s landscape. Check out more of his work here.

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