Elephant Butte Lake Rain Cloud Formation Pilot Project
Sector: Wind • Location: Elephant Butte, New Mexico, United States
Source: Organ Mountain News
A pilot project at Elephant Butte Lake using ground-based heat sources to create atmospheric conditions needed for rain cloud formation. The project involves a field demonstration and partners with Spaceport America, Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research at New Mexico Tech, and the National Wind Technology Center at the National Laboratory of the Rockies.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Wind
- Location
- Elephant Butte, New Mexico, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Organ Mountain News
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | A pilot project at Elephant Butte Lake using ground-based heat sources to create atmospheric conditions needed for rain cloud formation. The project involves a field demonstration and partners with Spaceport America, Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research at New Mexico Tech, and the National Wind Technology Center at the National Laboratory of the Rockies. |
Original sector | Energy |
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Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | New Mexico |
City | Elephant Butte |
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Source | Organ Mountain News |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Wind |
Article published date | 2026-07-10 |
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