The field is made up of 200 heliostats which concentrate the sun's energy on to a reactor that sits on a 26m high tower.
Peak temperatures of more than 1000 degrees Celsius reform natural gas to produce a SolarGas that contains 26% more energy.
Photographer : Stefan Moore
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