REM’s client, Glasspoint Solar, has unveiled the world’s first solar-thermal plant for enhanced oil recovery in McKittrick, CA. The 1/4-acre plant uses parabolic sun-tracking mirrors to harness the sun’s energy in order to produce hot water and steam. The hot water and steam is used to remove oil from wells from which extraction is no longer possible by conventional means. REM led the development of the pointing control system including the tasks of sensor selection as well as development of electronics, firmware, and software.