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Mojave solar plant closes after $1.6B loan and 11-year run

May 4, 2025 7:57 amMay 3, 2025 8:52 am

This is Ivanpah, a solar power facility in the Mojave Desert. Fifteen years ago they got a $1.6 billion loan from the Department of Energy. Now 11 years later, the facility is closing. pic.twitter.com/Mky4KRgPPK — 🗡️🛡️Sir Rickster🛡️🗡️ (@Rickster_75) May 2, …

Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier over Mojave Desert on first test flight (video).

January 29, 2025 1:39 pm

A civilian jet has achieved an aviation milestone, breaking the sound barrier for the first time during a test flight over the Mojave Desert in California. Boom Supersonics’ XB-1 aircraft, flown by Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, entered the supersonic corridor on …