Young Science Photographer of the Year (Climate Change) ‘Apollo’s Emissary’ Raymond Zhang

concentrated-solar-power station in China. 12,000 mirrors reflect sunlight toward a central tower, where it heats sodium nitrate salt. This goes to a heat exchanger, making steam to drive generator turbines. The thermal inertia is such that the station can continue working through the night, saving up to 350,000 tonnes of CO2